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		stcredzero on Dec 22, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ancient humans, dubbed 'Denisovans', interbred wit... I'd like to see a more substantive caption on the diagram. I had no idea the French were a branch of early humans. (I take it, it's actually a name for a finding.)

shin_lao on Dec 23, 2010 [–]

There are very ancient traces of human groups in France and I suppose that's where the name comes from.

Most famous example: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lascaux

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