title: Neanderthals did speak, but FOXP2 doesn't prove it.
abstract: Ackermann et al. treat both genetic and paleoanthropological data too superficially to support their conclusions. The case of FOXP2 and Neanderthals is a prime example, which I will comment on in some detail; the issues are much more complex than they appear in Ackermann et al.
authors.affiliation: Dalarna University,Falun,SE-791 88,Sweden.sja@du.sehttp://users.du.se/~sja/
authors.forename: Sverker
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Johansson
mesh_terms: D000819:Animal Communication; D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D003142:Communication; D006801:Humans; D011323:Primates / Q000502:physiology*; D013060:Speech / Q000502:physiology*