The Genetic Legacy of Introgression from Two Deeply Divergent Lineages in the Genus Homo
Alan R. Rogers, Md Touhidul Islam, Colin M. Brand, Timothy H. Webster
This paper uses genetic data to show that two distinct superarchaic populations contributed to modern human ancestry, with one contributing ~20% to African populations and the other to Eurasian archaics.
bioRxiv · May 5, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology