European Neanderthals were on the verge of extinction even before the arrival of modern humans
Saturday, February 25, 2012 - 12:31
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Most Neanderthals in Europe died off around 50,000 years ago, new research suggests. The previously held view of a Europe populated by a stable Neanderthal population for hundreds of thousands of years up until modern humans arrived must therefore be revised, researchers say.