New evidence shows history of human species more complex than thought
The most ancient human species includes fossils that date to the time at which our lineage separated from the lineages leading to chimpanzees and bonobos.
Slightly larger brains than modern humans, and stronger, but extinct. An illustration of the Neanderthal man.(photo credit: SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY)ByDR. YONAT ESHCHAR/DAVIDSON INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATIONUpdated:
