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Extinction of Archaic Humans

In: Human Origins and Evolution in a Malthusian Economy

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  • Angus C. Chu
  • Pietro F. Peretto

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In the previous chapter, we explore the migration of early humans. When early modern humans migrated, they encountered other human species. This chapter explores how archaic humans became extinct. For most of the past 300,000 years, early modern humans and archaic humans, such as Neanderthals and Denisovans, coexisted. These archaic humans only became extinct after early modern humans migrated from Africa to Asia and Europe around 70,000– 50,000 years ago. Neanderthals lived in Eurasia and became extinct about 40,000 years ago, whereas Denisovans lived in Asia and possibly became extinct as late as 32,000 years ago…

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  • Angus C. Chu & Pietro F. Peretto, 2025. "Extinction of Archaic Humans," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Human Origins and Evolution in a Malthusian Economy, chapter 4, pages 27-39, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
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    • O10 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - General
    • N10 - Economic History - - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics; Industrial Structure; Growth; Fluctuations - - - General, International, or Comparative
    • J11 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Demographic Trends, Macroeconomic Effects, and Forecasts
    • D64 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Altruism; Philanthropy; Intergenerational Transfers

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