First love child of human, Neanderthal believed found

Thursday, March 28, 2013 - 11:31 in Paleontology & Archaeology

By Jennifer ViegasDiscover NewsThe skeletal remains of an individual living in northern Italy 40,000-30,000 years ago are believed to be that of a human/Neanderthal hybrid, according to a paper in PLoS ONE.If further analysis proves the theory correct, the remains belonged to the first known such hybrid, providing direct evidence that humans and Neanderthals interbred. Prior genetic research deter...

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