The data suggest that other such events occurred even earlier in the previous millennium. (britannica.com)
Using several different methods of DNA analysis, an international research team has identified an interbreeding event between Neanderthals and modern humans that occurred an estimated 100,000 years ago, which is tens of thousands of years earlier than other such events previously documented. (sciencedaily.com)
Given the huge impacts of Harvey (and the impacts of many other such events worldwide, but which get much less media coverage than Harvey) doing research in this area would not be a distraction. (ceassessment.org)