Are Spaniards fully-modern Humans?

[Anglojew]

Primitive Neanderthals originally inhabited much of Europe



but as modern humans drove west and north they replaced the primitive Neandethals driving them further and further west until they were confined to the Iberian peninsula;



"Since the 1990s experts have believed the last Neanderthals sought refuge in the Spanish peninsula and died out around 30,000 years ago. That would have provided easily enough time for the Neanderthals to mix their DNA with that of modern humans, who are believed to have colonised Spain more than 10,000 years earlier.

But the new research from Oxford University, reported in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, using an improved dating method indicates that the Neanderthal occupation of Spain only lasted until around 45,000 to 50,000 years ago.

Interbreeding has been suggested as the reason why traces of neanderthal DNA can be found in people living today, especially Europeans."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/20...umans-research

It was in the Iberian peninsula that this last surviving pocket of primitive man in Europe interbred with the newly arriving modern migrants until today "The largest population in the world having HUMANOID DNA is Basque Spain, #2,610,138 people, RH Blood; A-B, O, Neanderthal people"



http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog...-might-be.html

Today's Basques and their Iberian cousins have the highest level of Neanderthal DNA because of this unholy ancient admixture. That something was amiss has been known for a long time, infact in the 19th century it was pointed out;

"The Basques are well-known to have distinctive body characteristics. Kurlansky says "Ample evidence exists that the Basques are a physically distinct group. There is a Basque type with a long straight nose, thick eyebrows, strong chin, and long earlobes".

Basque skulls tend to be built on a different pattern. In the early 1880s, a researcher reported "Someone gave me a Basque body and I dissected it, and I assert that the head was not built like that of other men"

http://www.aoi.com.au/bcw/neanderbasque.htm

Since humans and chimpanzee's share about 99% of the same DNA can a human population, such as the Spanish, being upwards of 2.5% Neanderthal truly be counted as modern humans? I think not. I propose a new human subcategory, Homo Spanian, for these Neanderthal survivors.

[Pepe Gonzalez]

At least you are a funny troll, unlike your ethnic comrade Philo.

[Anglojew]

At least you are a funny troll, unlike your ethnic comrade Philo.

Thanks. You must be a fully-modern specimen because you're a nice guy. You're the only Spaniard in here with a sense of humour!

[Philo]

At least you are a funny troll, unlike your ethnic comrade Philo.

Shut up, Pepe.

[Baluarte]

Thanks. You must be a fully-modern specimen because you're a nice guy. You're the only Spaniard in here with a sense of humour!

He's not Spanish.


So...if I get it right, your argument is that the Basques have a comparativley higher neanderthal DNA?

[American_Hispanist]

I got 3% neanderthal DNA, higher than average for even latin-americans and average humans. doesn't make me any less human and it will point back to you AngloKike, since you have Iberian ancestry yourself.

[Cleitus]

The Blood group rh-Negativ is highest in this area rh negativ blood doesnt have the rhesus monkey gene.

[Loki]

I have just over 2% Neanderthal. Most Europeans have between 2%-3% it seems, judging by the 23andme results.

[Baluarte]

It seems that the geographic ignorant AJ is also forgot Basques have a portion of their ethnic territory in France.

SW French not human too either it seems.

[Accountant]

"Since the 1990s experts have believed the last Neanderthals sought refuge in the Spanish peninsula and died out around 30,000 years ago. That would have provided easily enough time for the Neanderthals to mix their DNA with that of modern humans, who are believed to have colonised Spain more than 10,000 years earlier.

Modern Spaniards are completely different from those who inhabited that area 10,000 years ago.