Re: Breaking Neander news

From: John Croft
Message: 3591
Date: 2000-09-06

HÃ¥kan Lindgren wrote:

> Interbreeding between Homo Sapiens and Neanderthals? Why not -
these
species coexisted for thousands of years. But perhaps you should be
careful about telling the Basque people that they are descended from
interbreeding with Neanderthals... :o)

Why not? They had bigger brains than us homo saps and did less
damage
to their environment too!

John