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Middle eastern origin model forHomo sapiens (Moderns & Neanderthals), language and modern behaviour

Şahin ÇAKIR, Ömer Faruk Noyan

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A new model may resolve the problem of when and where did appear anatomically modern humans. According to this model, Neanderthals were probably neither our ancestor nor different species. Homo sapiens appeared probably in the Middle East, approximately 150 ka ago and differentiated to anatomically modern humans and Neanderthals because of the genetic programme. The fossils older than 150 ka are probably not Neanderthal such as Zuttiyeh and Biache-Saint-Vaast specimens. Cultural capacities of Neanderthals were probably equivalent to Moderns. Most of pre- Homo sapiens populations may be extinct without replacement by Homo sapiens . Language and modern behaviour should have arisen with our own species.

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A new model may resolve the problem of when and where did appear anatomically modern humans. According to this model, Neanderthals were probably neither our ancestor nor different species. Homo sapiens appeared probably in the Middle East, approximately 150 ka ago and differentiated to anatomically modern humans and Neanderthals because of the genetic programme. The fossils older than 150 ka are probably not Neanderthal such as Zuttiyeh and Biache-Saint-Vaast specimens. Cultural capacities of Neanderthals were probably equivalent to Moderns. Most of pre- Homo sapiens populations may be extinct without replacement by Homo sapiens . Language and modern behaviour should have arisen with our own species.

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A new model may resolve the problem of when and where did appear anatomically modern humans. According to this model, Neanderthals were probably neither our ancestor nor different species. Homo sapiens appeared probably in the Middle East, approximately 150 ka ago and differentiated to anatomically modern humans and Neanderthals because of the genetic programme. The fossils older than 150 ka are probably not Neanderthal such as Zuttiyeh and Biache-Saint-Vaast specimens. Cultural capacities of Neanderthals were probably equivalent to Moderns. Most of pre- Homo sapiens populations may be extinct without replacement by Homo sapiens . Language and modern behaviour should have arisen with our own species.

Key concepts: Homo sapiens, Neanderthal, Hominidae, Ancestor, Evolutionary biology, Biology, Biological evolution, Zoology

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