2026-09-15 06:25 UTC
Complex history of hybridization with #Denisovans
'3 to 5 percent of their DNA came from an unidentified hominin lineage that diverged from ours roughly 1.8 million years ago'
https://scienceblog.com/t-denisovans-superarchaic-dna-two-interbreeding-episodes/
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@ArchaeoIain@archaeo.social 2026-09-15 07:03
@RadicalAnthro@c.im In a model where species are identified by a holotype there will always be hybrids. Where species are understood to have a range of variation then those "hybrids" are really just parts of that range, but any identification that leads to a "holotype" and distinct species will give the appearance of hybridity. I think the notion of "hybrids" is a throwback to 19thcentury racism, white supremacism, and eugenics