Did An Ancient Plague Wipe Out Early Man?

Neanderthal man: The key factor which separated man from our evolutionary rivals 100,000 years ago may not have been language - but instead a mysterious plague

Was A Mysterious Ancient Plague Which Killed All But 5,000 'Pre Humans' The Key To Man's Triumph Over The Neanderthals? -- Daily Mail

* Mysterious plague reduced human numbers to just 5,000-10,000
* Plague related to modern infections
* Man 'bounced back' - and then spread from Africa all over the world

The key factor which separated man from our evolutionary rivals 100,000 years ago may not have been language - but instead a mysterious plague.

The plague ravaged populations of early humans in Africa, until just 5-10,000 were left.

But from that small population, humans emerged - and triumphed over other evolutionary cousins such as Neanderthals.

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