Who Were The Super-Archaic 'Ghost' Humans?

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Hidden within the DNA of modern and extinct humans is evidence for the existence of mysterious super-archaic 'ghost populations'. But who exactly were these prehistoric people? Subscribe to 7 Days of Science: https://www.youtube.com/@7DaysofScience Become a Channel Member or support us on Patreon for behind-the-scenes, bloopers, extra adventures and more! Become a Member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDSzwZqgtJEnUzacq3ddoOQ/join Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/7daysofscience Love science? Love notebooks? Get 10% off notebooks and planners at Atoms to Astronauts: https://www.atomstoastronauts.com/discount/BENGTHOMAS10 Join our Discord server: https://discord.gg/jTsGYtRBHZ Follow us on Instagram: http://bit.ly/1PIEagv Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bengthomas Music by Geographer Subscribe to explore the wonderful life around you! Social Media: ►Instagram: http://bit.ly/1PIEagv ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bengthomas ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/BenGThomas42 ►Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/BenGThomas Sources: https://www.nature.com/articles/nature08976 https://repositori.upf.edu/bitstream/handle/10230/25596/Marques_nat_gen.pdf;jsessionid=F738947791AFE85FFA6569854C3B3784?sequence=1 https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1008895 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200806153558.htm https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aay5483 https://www.science.org/content/article/mysterious-ghost-populations-had-multiple-trysts-human-ancestors https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.367.6477.497?adobe_mc=MCMID%3D71827005541186643781019559649698359700%7CMCORGID%3D242B6472541199F70A4C98A6%2540AdobeOrg%7CTS%3D1689339751 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-03244-5 https://academic.oup.com/gbe/article/13/7/evab115/6283580?login=false https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-26503-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-08089-7 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.1245938 https://www.nature.com/articles/nature12961 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.1188021 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.340.6134.799 https://www.cell.com/ajhg/fulltext/S0002-9297(11)00395-8 https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(21)00977-5?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0960982221009775%3Fshowall%3Dtrue https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aax5097 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.367.6477.497 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-08089-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-04430-9 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959437X24001291?via%3Dihub https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06055-y https://www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/channels/news/new-understanding-human-origins-africa-348366 https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1008204 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-021-01408-0?fromPaywallRec=false https://www.nature.com/articles/nature12886 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-023-02080-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/ng.3621 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-019-1067-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-01019-7 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ads3888 https://elifesciences.org/articles/09560 https://elifesciences.org/articles/24231 https://elifesciences.org/articles/24234 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41588-025-02117-1 0:00 - Intro 0:25 - Denisovan and Neanderthal Interbreeding 2:46 - The Super-Archaic Humans 5:28 - Possible Identities for the Super-Archaics 8:00 - Evidence for Super-Archaics in Modern Human DNA 13:34 - More Evidence for Unknown Archaic Humans in Asia and Oceania 14:33 - Late-Surviving Super-Archaic Humans Known From Fossil Evidence 19:48 - Conclusion - Why Are Super-Archaic Humans Important?