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Ancient DNA Sheds Light on Final Chapter of Neanderthal Life in Northwestern Europe


Scientists have generated genetic data from 27 Neanderthals who lived in Belgium and France less than approximately 52,500 years ago, painting a richer and more surprising portrait of how our closest hominin cousins organized their lives before their disappearance.

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