Mystery AtlasAlmas Relict-Hominid Claim
The claim, developed chiefly by Soviet historian Boris Porshnev, that Almas reports describe a surviving population of Neanderthals or another archaic hominin rather than a folkloric or misidentified figure.
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Theories & Explanations
Almas Relict-Hominid Claim contradicts Almas Folklore-and-Misidentification Explanation — The folklore-and-misidentification account explains the same reports without requiring a surviving archaic hominin population.
People
Almas Relict-Hominid Claim was popularised by Boris Porshnev.
Almas Relict-Hominid Claim is supported by Zana of Tkhina — Zana's case was long cited by Almasty researchers as possible physical evidence of a relict hominid population, a reading undermined by the 2013 DNA results.
Creatures & Figures
Almas Relict-Hominid Claim attempts to explain Almas.