Homo sapiens already reached northwest Europe more than 45,000 years ago
Prof. Dr. Jean-Jacques Hublin, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig
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A new study provides evidence that modern humans, coexisted
in the same region with Neanderthals for thousands of years
Arkeonews, February 14, 2024
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Archaeology: Homo sapiens crossed the Alps much earlier than assumed
swissinfo.ch, January 31, 2024
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The open access paper is:
Mylopotamitaki, D., Weiss, M., Fewlass, H., Zavala, E.I., Rougier, H., Sümer,
A.P., Hajdinjak, M., Smith, G.M., Ruebens, K., Sinet-Mathiot, V. and Pederzani,
S., 2024. Homo sapiens reached the higher latitudes of Europe by 45,000 years
ago. Nature, pp.1-6.
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Yours,
Paul H.
"The past is never dead. It's not even past."
William Faulkner, Act 1, Scene III, Requiem for a Nun (1951)