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Neanderthal man

  • 300,000 years ago, nine human species lived on Earth. Did homo sapiens exterminate the others?

    300,000 years ago, nine human species lived on Earth. Did homo sapiens exterminate the others?

    Nick Longrich, The Conversation
    · Nov 23, 2019 · 07:30 pm