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Two Unknown Human Lineages Still Survive in Modern DNA, One Traces Back 1.8 Million Years
Modern human DNA appears to preserve traces of two ancient human populations that scientists have never identified directly from ancient genomes. One of those lineages may reach back to a population that split from other human ancestors roughly 1.8 million years ago. The finding comes from a new study published in Science, in which UC…
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Türkiye Cave Reveals 20,000 Years of Cultural Continuity Between Neanderthals and Modern Humans
Archaeologists working at Üçağızlı II Cave in Hatay, southern Türkiye, have uncovered evidence that may reshape how researchers understand the transition from Neanderthals to modern humans in the northern Levant. A new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reports long-term cultural continuity across more than 20,000 years of occupation at the…
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Europe’s Oldest Spearhead Unearthed in Russia: Crafted by Neanderthals 80,000 Years Ago
A spearhead recently identified in a cave in the North Caucasus has turned out to be the oldest ever found in Europe. According to an international research team, the artifact—made from animal bone and dated between 80,000 and 70,000 years ago—was almost certainly crafted by Neanderthals. The study, published in the Journal of Archaeological Science,…