Paleolithic Teeth Identified as Modern Human–Neanderthal Hybrid
Paleolithic Teeth Identified as Modern Human–Neanderthal Hybrid Tuesday, February 2, 2021 LONDON, ENGLAND—A new study of teeth recovered in the early twentieth century from La Cotte de St. Brelade, a cave on the English Channel island of Jersey, suggests that they came from two individuals whose ancestry was made up of a mix of Neanderthals and modern humans, according to a Gizmodoreport. The teeth have been dated to about 48,000 years ago, when lower sea levels connected the island with what is now France. “The roots look very Neanderthal, whereas the neck and crowns of the tee...
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