“You’ve probably heard a good deal about Neanderthal [Nee-AND-er-tall] people or almost-people. Sometime around 500,000 years ago, the ancestors of Neanderthals and modern humans diverged. It’s a difficult business making inferences about ancient people from the limited remains available, often… — Bill Nye Copy Share Image
Asian Homo erectus died without issue and does not enter our immediate ancestry (for we evolved from African populations); Neanderthal people were collateral cousins, perhaps already living in Europe while we emerged in Africa... In other words, we are an… — Stephen Jay Gould Copy Share Image
![“You’ve probably heard a good deal about Neanderthal [Nee-AND-er-tall] people or almost-people. Sometime around 500,000 years ago, the ancestors of Neanderthals and modern humans diverged. It’s a difficult business making inferences about ancient people from the limited remains available, often…” quote by Bill Nye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/306/bill-nye-1613_years-ago_you-ve-probably-heard-a-good-deal-about_325171.jpg)
