'Major disruption in Neanderthal history': 65,000 years ago, all Neanderthals in Europe died out except for one lineage

'Major disruption in Neanderthal history': 65,000 years ago, all Neanderthals in Europe died out except for one lineage

The last Neanderthals to survive in Europe came from a single lineage that survived the worst period of the ice age, ancient DNA reveals.

Why did Neanderthals die out in Europe?

Ancient DNA points to one surviving Neanderthal lineage New genetic research frames the European Neanderthal extinction as a near total collapse about 65,000 years ago—surviving only a single lineage that persisted through the worst part of the Ice Age. According to the study’s conclusions, Europe…

Europe’s Late Neanderthals descended from a single population

Study from the Senckenberg Nature Research Society and the Tübingen University illustrates huge upheavals in Neanderthals’ genetic history. The post Europe’s Late Neanderthals descended from a single population appeared first on Archaeology Wiki.