The Ghost Population
Some research uncovered that those three species of humans were not the only ones responsible for the interbreeding of species. More evidence has been found regarding the “ghost populations” of Hominins that were already extinct even before they were discovered. These ghost populations had many contributions in the story of human evolution long before modern humans left Africa. One of the species in the list that had mated with the later modern humans was the Homo erectus. Homo erectus was the first member of the genus Homo that was recognizable.
The Ghost Population
They’re Unrecognizable
Researchers tried to find a trace of these ghost populations, but it turned out that it was not a simple work. It was finding them that required further study of the human DNA genome by using the intricate examples of the interbreeding of diverse populations and heritages. The research results were far from being specific and precise; it was unsure, especially if we would try to point out who the ghost populations were. The researchers couldn’t even recognize when precisely the mixture of them and modern humans might take place.
They’re Unrecognizable