Monologue: Out-of-Africa is not dead but hybridization lives

On this episode Razib talks about where we are when it comes to “Out-of-Africa,” Neanderthal origins and the broader state of understanding the dynamics of Homo evolution.

Cited:

• Hypothesis: A modern human range expansion ~300,000 years ago explains Neandertal origins

• Did Levallois tools make Neanderthals human?

• Interbreeding between Neanderthals and modern…