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New DNA evidence from Crimea sheds light on Neanderthal migration into Asia - Phys.org

New DNA from Crimea Maps Neanderthal Migration Route into Asia

Unlocking the Eastern Dispersal: Crimea’s Role in Neanderthal History For decades, paleoanthropologists have sought to trace the precise migratory routes of Neanderthals as they spread from their European strongholds eastward into Asia. New, groundbreaking analysis of ancient DNA recovered from key archaeological sites in the Crimean Peninsula has finally provided a crucial piece of this…