New Evidence Reveals Earlier Homo sapiens-Neanderthal Interbreeding, Challenging Prevailing Narratives

In a discovery that forces a reevaluation of our species’ early history, researchers analyzing the fossilized bones of a child buried some 140,000 years ago in Israel’s Skhul Cave reveal that modern humans and Neanderthals likely interbred nearly 100,000 years earlier than previously documented. This finding not only challenges conventional timelines but also destabilizes the long-held portrayal of these groups as irreconcilably hostile rivals. Was Coexistence and Cooperation Once Possible Between Human Ancestors? The extraordinary study published in L’Anthropologie employed advanced CT scans and innovative 3D virtual mapping techniques to examine minute anatomical details imperceptible to the naked eye. Researchers...