Were Neandertals and Modern Humans Just Ships in the Night?

by Michael Balter
Science Magazine
9 May 2011
https://news.sciencemag.org/sciencen...dern-huma.html

Researchers have long debated how long Neandertals stuck
around after modern humans invaded their home
territories in Europe and Asia around 40,000 years ago.
Some say as long as 10,000 years; others think
Neandertals went extinct almost immediately. A new
radiocarbon dating study of a Neandertal site in Russia
concludes that the latter scenario is most likely, and
that Neandertals and modern humans were probably like
ships in the night. But don't expect this to be the last
word on this contentious subject. ...

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