Neanderthals and humans 'co-existed' longer than thought

[dipsydoodle]

The history of human evolution has been completely rewritten with the discovery that modern human beings and Neanderthals coexisted in Europe for much longer than previously thought.

Neanderthals were thought to have died out around 500 years after modern humans first arrived.

However, it turns out that the two species lived alongside each other in Europe for up to 5,000 years, and even interbred.

Pallab Ghosh reports.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-28874621

[littlemissmartypants]

1. Interesting but

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014875697

[corkhead]

2. who says they don't still co-exist?

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Sorry if any Neanderthals were insulted by this post.

[BobbyBoring]

3. U beat me to it

M/t

[jehop61]

5. Wonderful!

[Martin Eden]

4. How long has "thought" existed ...

... and how do they define it?

Are the thoughts of human and neanderthals qualitatively different??

Wait ... did I misunderstand the subject title of the OP???

[NeoGreen]

6. Does this mean...

...that, unless the individuals involved were forced to interbreed, we're not separate species?

Are we all a little bit Neanderthal?
(except those purebred humans who remained in Africa at the time)

[Tommymac]

7. Some more than others