Viggen Posted September 12, 2006 Report Share Posted September 12, 2006 Could it be that in the great evolutionary "family tree," it is we Modern Humans, not the brow-ridged, large-nosed Neandertals, who are the odd uncle out? New research published in the August, 2006 journal Current Anthropology by Neandertal and early modern human expert, Erik Trinkaus, professor of anthropology at Washington University in St. Louis, suggests that rather than the standard straight line from chimps to early humans to us with Neandertals off on a side graph, it's equally valid, perhaps more valid based on what the fossils tell us, that the straight line should be from the common ancestor to the Neandertals, and the Modern Humans should be the branch off that. full article at Yubanet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantagathus Posted September 12, 2006 Report Share Posted September 12, 2006 Fair enough & makes perfect sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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