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It was not so long ago that archeologists believed Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis) and modern humans (Homo sapiens) never crossed paths. Those beliefs were shattered recently when genetic scientists found that many modern humans have a small amount of Neanderthal DNA, which means that the time periods of the species overlapped – and it’s obvious they

The discovery suggests Homo sapiens co-existed in the Rhone Valley region of France alongside Neanderthals, prior to the latter's extinction.

The archeologists also uncovered a number of Neanderthal artifacts suggesting the two species coexisted in the area

Stone tools and a tooth found in a cave in France open up new questions on human history

A tiny tooth unearthed from a French cave is upending what we know about early humans