What the Fossil Record Reveals About Early Human Hybridization

On combining morphological and genomic evidence to evaluate hybridization in late Pleistocene Western Eurasian hominins

According to paleogenetic research, the history of our species looks more like cris-crossing braids or computer networks. Admixture in ancient human lineages is suggested by the fact that many modern humans contain Neanderthal DNA in their genes. Furthermore, hybridization with Neanderthals and other prehistoric species happened more than once. With Den…