Supervolcano Cleared in Neanderthals' Demise

Friday, October 24, 2014 - 07:00 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Neanderthals disappeared from Europe starting 40,000 years ago, after the region's biggest volcanic blast in the last 200,000 years sent superheated pyroclastic flows of volcanic gas and ash sky-high. But don't blame the volcano, scientists say.

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