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Encounters with archaic hominins

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The presence of Neanderthal DNA fragments in the genomes of modern humans from Europe and East Asia indicates multiple episodes of interbreeding between Neanderthals and the ancestors of both populations.

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Fig. 1: Map of the encounters between different archaic hominins and ancient modern humans (AMH).

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Mafessoni, F. Encounters with archaic hominins. Nat Ecol Evol 3, 14–15 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-018-0729-6

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