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A groundbreaking discovery in Israel reveals the first evidence of biological and social ties, including interbreeding, between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens, dating back 140,000 years. The find, a five-year-old child’s skeleton unearthed 90 years ago in Sefunim Cave on Mount Carmel, shows a blend of Neanderthal and Homo sapiens traits, marking it as the world’s oldest human fossil with such …

When the first Neanderthal bones were uncovered in 1856, they sparked a flood of questions about these mysterious ancient humans. Were they similar to us or fundamentally different? Did our ancestors cooperate with them, clash with them, or even form relationships? The discovery of the Denisovans, a group closely related to Neanderthals that once lived across parts of Asia and …