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Humans And Neanderthals Shared a Culture For 20,000 Years, Cave Discovery Suggests
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David Nield
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Archaeological excavations in Turkey's Üçağızlı II Cave reveal that Neanderthals and modern humans shared the same living space and cultural practices for approximately 20,000 years. The discovery of shared ornamental snail shells suggests a deeper level of interaction and symbolic exchange between the two species than previously understood.
Add ScienceAlert on Google (Emissary_Filmworks/iStock/Getty Images Plus) We know from the traces left behind in our DNA that Homo sapiens met and mingled with Neanderthals long before our species eventually came to dominate.
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