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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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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