The Neanderthals: human ancestors or aliens from outer time?
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RESEARCH REVIEW
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14
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2007
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8-10
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The first humans appeared in Africa some two million years ago and, soon after, dispersed into Asia and Europe. Subsequent geographic and genetic isolation eventually led to the differentiation of two lineages: Homo sapiens in Africa, and Neanderthals in western Eurasia. João Zilhão, Professor in Palaeolithic Archaeology, from the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, puts the case for our badly misunderstood cousins.