Two new genomic studies reveal Neanderthals as a patchwork of tiny, isolated groups — more genetically fractured than any living human populations. A single bottleneck nearly ended them 65,000 years ago. #Neanderthals #AncientDNA #HumanEvolution #Anthropology #Paleoanthropology https://www.anthropology.net/p/one-species-barely-holding-together
One Species, Barely Holding Together
Two new genomic studies reveal Neanderthals as a patchwork of tiny, isolated populations — more genetically divided than any humans alive today