DNA reveals a European Neandertal lineage that lasted 80,000 years
Fossils from caves in Belgium and Germany provided DNA from these extinct hominids
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DEEP ROOTS Fossil jaws and teeth of a Neandertal child who lived around 120,000 years ago in what’s now Belgium provided DNA displaying close links to European Neandertals from 40,000 years ago.
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