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These studies from a presentation by Chris Stringer where he says that Homo heidelbergensis/rhodesiensis, including Kabwe and Bodo skulls of Africa, are probably not ancestral to Homo sapiens (due to facial morphology and age). Stringer has been associated with several studies recently suggesting an Asian origin of Homo sapiens 1 million years ago and also said that he doesn't know where the last common ancestor of Neanderthals and Homosapiens lived, it could have been Africa, Asia or Europe..

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1 Million year old Yunxian skull now classified as Denisovan/Homo longi and could be close to common ancestor of Homo sapiens. What does this mean for the origin on modern humans?

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5 days ago | [YT] | 218

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Haua Fteah is a huge cave in Libya that is an interesting site for possible Neanderthal habitation. Two mandibles dated to 70,000 years were found that have hybrid traits, along with transitional toolsets. Very likely a hybrid population, as we are now understanding the the Near East was a transitional zone. Libya is not far from Neanderthals' sites in the Mt Carmel region such as Tabun and lower sea levels would have meant there was a green coast around the Nile that could have been traversed.

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Multiple studies confirm that the Xuchang skull of northern China dated to around 100,000 years old is a Neanderthal (and not Denisovan/Harbin) and other skulls from that region and time also have Neanderthal traits.

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1 month ago | [YT] | 303

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The bones of 6 Neanderthals cannibalized 40,000 years ago at Goyet Cave in Belgium - their bones where splintered into tiny pieces suggesting this was an act of hunger and desperation to get every ounce of calories from the bones... possibly forced into this act when they were surrounded by modern humans with projectile weapons.
https://youtu.be/FWg2fgbPSMk

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PETRALONA SKULL FROM GREECE DATED TO 286,000 YEARS AGO https://youtu.be/tvt6bo6gUw8

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How FAST could a Neanderthal throw a baseball-sized rock?

The La Quina Neandertal site in France there were found rounded rocks the size of baseballs that could be thrown 100 feet, researchers estimate.

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"Yutzin", discovered in Mexico City in 2024, dated to 10,500 years, though some evidence suggests it could be 20-25,000 years old...very robust and unusual shape for Native American. Likely pre-LGM.

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1 month ago | [YT] | 484

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Interesting new hominin tree with Denisovans and Sima as side branches of Neanderthals, H. antecessor a deadend side branch of H. erectus, and H. heidelbergensis as a multi-branched sister lineage separate from Sapiens and Neanderthals. What do you think?

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I really recommend watching the first 20 minutes of this interview with David Reich. He makes a number of really mind-blowing statements including that Neanderthals may have been up to 70% modern human DNA, and that The models of Neanderthal-Human admixture that are considered to be standard dogma are now low probability. https://youtu.be/Uj6skZIxPuI?si=rcZw8...

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