Were Neanderthals a Separate Species? Scientists Say Yes, By a Nose
Dr. Jeffrey Laitman discusses the relationship between neanderthals and humans.
Our genes suggest that modern humans interbred with Neanderthals, and that's led some anthropologists to claim Homo neanderthalensis should be considered a subspecies of Homo sapiens rather than a separate species. "By looking at the complete morphological pattern, we can conclude that Neanderthals are our close relatives, but they are not us," Jeffrey Laitman, an anatomist at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, said in a news release. Learn more.