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A well-preserved adult male skull, dating back to 1.8 million years ago, suggests that early man was a single species with individuals that could look quite different from each other.
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An international study has questioned a theory, which held that the last Neanderthals persisted in southern Iberia at the same time that modern humans advanced in the northern part of the peninsula.
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Researchers, studying ancient DNA, have suggested that most Neanderthals were largely extinct 50,000 yrs ago.
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A fresh look at fossilized remains has turned up a surprise: the earliest modern people in Europe.
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