Neanderthals in central Asia and Siberia
@article{Krause2007NeanderthalsIC, title={Neanderthals in central Asia and Siberia}, author={Johannes Krause and Ludovic Orlando and David Serre and Bence Viola and Kay Pr{\"u}fer and Michael P. Richards and Jean‐Jacques Hublin and Catherine H{\"a}nni and Anatoly P. Derevianko and Svante P{\"a}{\"a}bo}, journal={Nature}, year={2007}, volume={449}, pages={902-904} }
Morphological traits typical of Neanderthals began to appear in European hominids at least 400,000 years ago and about 150,000 years ago in western Asia. After their initial appearance, such traits increased in frequency and the extent to which they are expressed until they disappeared shortly after 30,000 years ago. However, because most fossil hominid remains are fragmentary, it can be difficult or impossible to determine unambiguously whether a fossil is of Neanderthal origin. This limits…
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