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11. There are credible theories saying that the most common recent ancestor of all living humans

Sat Oct 27, 2018, 02:10 PM

Oct 2018

lived as late as 300 BC.

The genetic isolation that you imagine, doesn’t seem to exist.

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The most human humans are in Africa [View all] edhopper Oct 2018 OP

At some point in our history, we almost became extinct vlyons Oct 2018 #1

One of the theories edhopper Oct 2018 #5

but Neanderthals were also human eShirl Oct 2018 #2

Indeed they were. Same species. MineralMan Oct 2018 #3

Yes edhopper Oct 2018 #4

How can they be more human if Neanderthals Codeine Oct 2018 #6

Because they need to be. Igel Oct 2018 #7

Neanderthals edhopper Oct 2018 #12

And yet still human. Codeine Oct 2018 #15

That is edhopper Oct 2018 #16

We are all equally human. DavidDvorkin Oct 2018 #8

Yes, mush later edhopper Oct 2018 #13

"Modern" humans - Homo sapiens BumRushDaShow Oct 2018 #10

That sounds ridiculous edhopper Oct 2018 #14

Please change your title and premise. Blue_true Oct 2018 #18

That is the point edhopper Oct 2018 #20

good idea. edhopper Oct 2018 #22

I bet tRump has a higher percent of neanderthal DNA than most. Joe941 Oct 2018 #19

Lol. nt cwydro Oct 2018 #23