Summary of article by reporter Tessa Koumoundouros:
When modern humans emerged from Africa, they explored far more than just new places. They encountered other human species, and in the Zagros Mountains of Iran, they did a heck of a lot more than just say hello.
New research suggests this is where *Homo sapiens* and *Homo neanderthalensis* interbred, changing the fate of at least our species, as we still carry Neanderthal DNA millennia later.
Archaeologist Saman Guran from Germany’s University of Cologne and colleagues used a combination of genetic, archaeological, topographical, and ecological data to narrow down the location.
“We believe that the Zagros Mountains acted as a corridor… facilitating northwards dispersal of [modern humans] and southwards dispersal of Neanderthals,” the team writes in their published paper.
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Summary of article by reporter Tessa Koumoundouros:
When modern humans emerged from Africa, they explored far more than just new places. They encountered other human species, and in the Zagros Mountains of Iran, they did a heck of a lot more than just say hello.
New research suggests this is where *Homo sapiens* and *Homo neanderthalensis* interbred, changing the fate of at least our species, as we still carry Neanderthal DNA millennia later.
Archaeologist Saman Guran from Germany’s University of Cologne and colleagues used a combination of genetic, archaeological, topographical, and ecological data to narrow down the location.
“We believe that the Zagros Mountains acted as a corridor… facilitating northwards dispersal of [modern humans] and southwards dispersal of Neanderthals,” the team writes in their published paper.
Read the full peer-reviewed paper here: [https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-70206-y](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-70206-y)
As an Anthropologist I can confidently say it was at Yo Mama’s house.
What happened in Zagros did not stay in Zagros
I want to say, Jacksonville?
Where two become ooooone!
Her mother warned her about that guy.
In the back of Ug’s impala