It's all very confusing. In terms of fossil morphology, #Neanderthals and #Homosapiens = distinct species. But they definitely got it on together around 47 Ka somewhere in the Middle East, so...hybridisation?

#anthropology #humanevolution #Pleistocene

https://scitechdaily.com/rewriting-evolution-study-shows-neanderthals-and-humans-were-not-the-same-species/

Meneganzin Stringer paper here

https://academic.oup.com/evolinnean/advance-article/doi/10.1093/evolinnean/kzae033/7900502?login=false

An earlier review of 2022 studies on #Neanderthal #family life. Social structure according to #genetics looks like #patrilocal with #females moving out of groups.

We are close to 💯 per cent certain that #Homosapiens did the exact opposite -- daughters stayed with their mums, and sons-in-law came into the group to do #brideservice. We are so sure here because it's what #African #huntergatherers do. As a result, our lineage flourishes (thanks to grandmothers), Neanderthals dwindled (lack of grandmothers?) and numerous Neanderthal women could have moved into the incoming African origin groups.

#humanorigins #anthropology #Pleistocene #kinship

https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822%2822%2901755-9