Scientists Use Ancient Genes to Estimate Contact Between Humans, Neanderthals — VOA Learning English
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Scientists have used ancient genes to learn more details about contact between Neanderthals and humans tens of thousands of years ago.
Results of two recent studies estimate the two groups likely met and began mating about 45,000 years ago.
Modern humans – also known as Homo sapiens – began in Africa hundreds of thousands of years ago and later started spreading to Europe, Asia and other places. Scientists believe that at some point, they met and mated with Neanderthals. The mixing of these groups had a major influence on humans’ genetic code.
However, scientists do not know exactly when or how the two groups interacted. But the two new studies provide some additional details about the timing…
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