Two separate studies using the oldest modern human DNA suggest that the Neandertal ancestry in non-Africans can be traced to a single surge of interbreeding that occurred between 45,000 and 49,000 years ago.
This near-global genetic fingerprint from Neandertals resulted from a concentrated period of interaction between 47,000 and 49,000 years ago, indicating a clear timeline of interbreeding.
The significant surge of Neandertal-modern human interbreeding offers insights into the ancestry of non-African populations, revealing a complex history of human migration and interaction.
The studies reaffirm that much of the Neandertal genetic influence in modern humans arose from a specific historical moment when newly arrived Homo sapiens interacted with established Neandertal populations.
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