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Arrowhead points found in Central Asia could prove the existence of ‘Homo sapiens’ 80,000 years ago

Unretouched triangular microlithic projectile points have been identified from their impact traces in the oldest occupation layers of the Obi-Rakhmat site in Uzbekistan, dating to 80,000 years ago. Their size corresponds to small arrowheads, which are directly comparable to those produced by Homo sapiens during an incursion into Neanderthal territory…

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More than 43,000 years ago, Neanderthals spent centuries collecting animal skulls in a cave; but archaeologists aren't sure why

Neanderthals repeatedly returned to the cave to store horned animal skulls, revealing this cultural tradition was transmitted over time.

LiveScience

Did Neanderthals eat anything other than meat?

Neanderthals were meat eaters, but new analyses show that their diets included other morsels.

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Thorin the Neanderthal's genes analyzed

A recent genetic study on Thorin the Neanderthal's DNA revealed 50,000 years of isolation and inbreeding

Salon

Was A Lack Of Get-Up-And-Go The Death Of The Neanderthals?

A new study posits a very surprising answer to one of history's great mysteries -- what killed off the Neanderthals?

International Business Times

DNA of 'Thorin,' one of the last Neanderthals, finally sequenced, revealing inbreeding and 50,000 years of genetic isolation

Thorin — nicknamed after a dwarf in J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" — is also called the "last Neanderthal" because he may have lived as recently as 42,000 years ago.

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Neanderthal remains found in France reveals there were not one, but at least two lineages of late Neanderthals in Europe, our research shows

The prevailing narrative of how humanity came about seemed straightforward enough: in Europe, the last Neanderthals bowed out as Homo sapiens began arriving on the continent around 40,000 to 45,000 years ago. Neanderthals were thought to be part of a single, genetically homogeneous population, spread across Spain, France, Croatia, Belgium,…

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A tooth that rewrites history? The discovery challenging what we knew about Neanderthals – podcast

For generations, Neanderthals have been a source of fascination for scientists. This species of ancient hominim inhabited the world for around 500,000 years until they suddenly disappeared around 40,000 years ago. Today, the cause of their extinction remains a mystery.

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Justice for Neanderthals! What the debate about our long-dead cousins reveals about us

The long read: They were long derided as knuckle-draggers, but new discoveries are setting the record straight. As we rethink the nature of the Neanderthals, we could also learn something about our own humanity

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‘I feel like a man from another era’: Neanderthal hunter Ludovic Slimak

Explorer Ludovic Slimak has dedicated decades to unearthing the mystery of our prehistoric ancestors. Now he has found a missing piece that radically reshapes our understanding – not just of the Neanderthals but of humanity itself

The Guardian - UK

Q&A with Ludovic Slimak, the archeologist who wants to rewrite the history of early humans in Europe

The French archaeologist Ludovic Slimak has spent the past 30 years rummaging fields and caves from the Horn of Africa to the Artic Circle, and, of course, his beloved Rhône Valley in France. For the past year and a half, his team of 45 researchers have been on a roll,…

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Revealed: modern humans needed three tries – and 12,000 years – to colonise Europe

Homo sapiens forced out Neanderthals between 54,000 and 42,000 years ago, according to controversial new research

The Guardian - UK

Modern humans migrated into Europe in 3 waves, 'ambitious and provocative' new study suggests

Modern humans migrated into Europe in three waves: 54,000, 45,000 and 42,000 years ago, a new study claims.

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Archery May Have Originated in Europe 40,000 Years Earlier Than We Thought

The earliest modern humans in Europe mastered bow-and-arrow technology 54,000 years ago.

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The earliest modern humans in Europe mastered bow-and-arrow technology 54,000 years ago

Based on research in France’s Mandrin cave, in February 2022 we published a study in the journal Science Advances that pushed back the earliest evidence of the arrival of the first Homo sapiens in Europe to 54,000 years ago – 11 millennia earlier than had been previously established.

The Guardian - UK

How archery was vital to the survival of early humans

Remains found in the Rhône Valley, dating back 54,000 years, are earliest discovered outside Africa

Inverse

Fossils reveal humans and Neanderthals coexisted far longer than we thought

Modern humans and Neanderthals coexisted in Western Europe 10,000 years earlier than previously believed.

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French cave findings suggest Europe’s first Homo sapiens arrived earlier than thought

Our direct ancestors, Homo sapiens, may have ventured into Neanderthal territory in Europe much earlier than previously thought, according to an archaeological study published this week. Researchers also believe that Neanderthals and Homo sapiens may have alternately shared territory in southeastern France.

The Independent UK

How our Stone Age ancestors tried to colonise western Europe 10,000 years earlier than previously thought

The nature of the flint tool technology found in the cave has led the archaeological investigators to conclude that the colonists or their parents or grandparents had travelled to France from the Middle East

The Independent UK

French cave tells new story about Neanderthals, early humans

Scientists say artifacts found inside a cave in southern France show modern humans came to that part of Europe almost 10,000 years earlier than previously thought

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New research suggests modern humans lived in Europe 10,000 years earlier than previously thought, in Neanderthal territories

Perched about 325 feet (100 meters) up the slopes of the Prealps in southern France, a humble rock shelter looks out over the Rhône River Valley. It’s a strategic point on the landscape, as here the Rhône flows through a narrows between two mountain ranges. For millennia, inhabitants of the…

The Independent UK

Child’s tooth ‘earliest known evidence of modern humans in western Europe’

The discovery of the molar was made in a cave – known as Grotte Mandrin – in France’s Rhone Valley.

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