Scientists believe that modern humans met and interbred with Neanderthals around the area of modern Israel. I can imagine the parents' reaction when a Homo Sapiens girl brought home her new boyfriend. "I don't know what you see in him. He's such a Neanderthal. ... Speaking of that older species, my genetic test done by 23andMe shows I have more Neanderthal ancestry than the average person. "From the way you leave you clothing lying around, I'm not surprised," my wife commented on first learning the news.

Scientists believe that modern humans met and interbred with Neanderthals around the area of modern Israel. I can imagine the parents' reaction when a Homo Sapiens girl brought home her new boyfriend. "I don't know what you see in him. He's such a Neanderthal. ... Speaking of that older species, my genetic test done by 23andMe shows I have more Neanderthal ancestry than the average person. "From the way you leave you clothing lying around, I'm not surprised," my wife commented on first learning the news.