Cousins of Neanderthals Left DNA in Africa, Scientists Report 0 Randall Gross ScienceJuly 2012Friday, July 27, 2012 at 6:25 am PDT • Views: 1,173 nytimes.com[] Ancient Dna Lineages Ancient Lineages Clear Picture Earliest Branchings Forest-Dwelling Pygmies Hunter-Gatherer Peoples Modern Human Evolution Modern Human Neanderthals Left DNA Neanderthals Unknown Archaic Species