Radiocarbon dates from Spain put anatomically modern humans in southernmost Europe 10,000 years earlier than previously thought, diminishing the case for late survival of Neanderthals in the region.
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Douka, K. No hard borders for humans. Nat Ecol Evol 3, 157–158 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-018-0795-9
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