Response to Comment on <b>"</b>A Middle Pleistocene <i>Homo</i> from Nesher Ramla, Israel".

May, Hila; Sarig, Rachel; Pokhojaev, Ariel; Fornai, Cinzia; Martinón-Torres, María; Bermúdez de Castro, José María; Weber, Gerhard W; Zaidner, Yossi et al. · Science · 2021

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Abstract

Marom and Rak claim, on the basis of a few mandibular features, that the Nesher Ramla (NR) <i>Homo</i> is a Neanderthal. Their comments lack substance and contribute little to the debate surrounding the evolution of Middle Pleistocene <i>Homo</i>. Limitations and preconceptions in their study prevented them from achieving resolution beyond a dichotomous interpretation of the NR as either a Neanderthal or a modern human.

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