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Are neanderthals the closest to modern humans

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"Together with an Asian people known as Denisovans, Neanderthals are our closest ancient human relatives. ... Current evidence from both fossils and DNA suggests that Neanderthal and modern human lineages separated at least 500,000 years ago. Some genetic calibrations place their divergence at about 650,000 years ago."

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