3 ms·
> were not modern humans but instead a dead race. "Race" is not really a recognized concept outside of social interaction. I believe "sub-species" is preferred
by duaneb 12y ago
> were not modern humans but instead a dead race.
"Race" is not really a recognized concept outside of social interaction. I believe "sub-species" is preferred on the level that you're indicating—think neanderthals and denisovans. Even then, it's a measure of phylogenetic distance, not of any quality that directly "matters" (like fertility of offspring).
Anyway, they're all humans in terms of having active sex with humans.
- Dylan16807 12y agoBut all the ones they mated with died out. Unless you mean they were capable of but never did?
- duaneb 12y agoThere are humans all over the world with neanderthal and denisovan ancestry. They may have gone extinct, but their relatives definitely live on.
- Dylan16807 12y agoI don't understand where you're going with this in relation to saalweachter's imaginary groups A and B. Neanderthal genes have nothing to do with population bottlenecks.