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Nature 442, 238-240 (20 July 2006) | doi:10.1038/442238a; Published online 19 July 2006
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DNA extracted from bones could shed light on what happened when our ancestors crossed paths with Neanderthals. But not everyone can get the fossils out of the ground, as Rex Dalton learns.
In the Moula-Guercy cave, nestled in a cliff overlooking France's verdant Rhône River valley, a bent Neanderthal finger bone pokes out of the ground, as if beckoning researchers. Not so long ago, the enticement might have been ignored.
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