Scientists have found evidence of interbreeding of modern humans with Neanderthals

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Neanderthals lived in the cave as early as 250,000 years ago.It is also known that Neanderthals first appeared in parts of Europe and Siberia about 400,000 years ago.It is believed that modern humans went to Europe 40,000 years ago.years ago, and 5 thousand years agoLater, the Neanderthals disappeared.

In the new work, scientists focused on studyingtwo teeth found on a small granite ledge in a cave in 1910 or 1911. When the samples were found, it was assumed that the teeth, like many other finds in the cave, belonged to Neanderthals. Using computed tomography, the researchers discovered the features of the teeth of modern humans in the samples. The samples are dated 48 thousand years ago.

Scientists suggest that interbreeding between modern humans and Neanderthals was more common than previously thought.Study Not Only Proves Interbreeding of Modern Humans with Neanderthals, Results Hintthe possibility that they did not become extinct at all, but became part of the human genome.

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