Neanderthals may have been infected by diseases carried out of Africa by humans
Sunday, April 10, 2016 - 17:00
in Paleontology & Archaeology
A new study suggests that Neanderthals across Europe may well have been infected with diseases carried out of Africa by waves of anatomically modern humans, or Homo sapiens. As both were species of hominin, it would have been easier for pathogens to jump populations, say researchers. This might have contributed to the demise of Neanderthals.