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Bones of Ancient Child Suggest Humans Could Have Interbred with Neanderthals Earlier Than Thought

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The Associated Press

10:43 JST, August 22, 2025

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Modern humans and Neanderthals were interacting 100,000 years earlier than previously thought, according to researchers who used CT scans and 3D mapping to study the bones of a child they believe was the result of interbreeding between the two distinct groups.

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