Why Did the Neanderthal Populations Disappear?
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Source: Dig Labs Project
The complex relationship with Homo sapiens tells a story of adaptation, genetic replacement, and eventual extinction.
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Introduction
The disappearance of the Neanderthals after inhabiting Eurasia for 400,000 years remains a subject of intense genetic investigation. New research into the "disappearing Neanderthal Y-chromosome" suggests that interbreeding and competitive exclusion played a central role in their decline. This complex relationship with Homo sapiens tells a story of adaptation, genetic replacement, and eventual extinction.
