Alexander Platt: Neanderthal Men Mated Primarily With Human Women

Alexander Platt from the University of Pennsylvania published a study in the journal Science regarding ancient human interbreeding.The research suggests that matings between Neanderthal men and modern human women were significantly more common than the reverse.This behavioral bias explains the scarcity of Neanderthal DNA on the human X chromosome compared to other parts of the genome.Professor Lars Werdelin of the Swedish Museum of Natural History suggested that social perceptions influenced these prehistoric encounters.