We have lots in common with our closest extinct relatives, Neanderthals. We thought Homo heidelbergensis was our common ancestor, but new research has questioned this theory. Experts believe that a common ancestor goes back to around 600,000 years ago.
Experts suggest Neanderthals are our closest extinct relative. In many ways, we’re alike: We are both hunter gatherers who have mastered the use of stone tools and weapons. But experts also agree that we have our differences.
Laser dating technology helped experts to uncover who our common ancestor was not. But it will take similar, more advanced technology, to finally pinpoint the link. "Humans have a clearly distinct skeletal shape from Neanderthals," says Stringer. "These differences suggest that there was a separate evolution for hundreds of thousands of years."
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