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Article: Neanderthals likely were a separate species from humans
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- February 8, 2004
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Neanderthals likely were a separate species from humans, study
says
By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD New York Times
Sunday, February 8, 2004
Ever since their discovery in the 19th century, Neanderthals have
been like the uncomfortably odd relatives who show up at a family
reunion. Should they be seated with the closest kin, sent to the back
of the room with the distant cousins or tossed out as rank
interlopers, despite a family resemblance?
In short, were the now-extinct Neanderthals of Europe full members
of the modern human species, a subspecies or an entirely different