Anatomically modern humans (Homo sapiens, AMH) began spreading across Eurasia from
Africa and adjacent Southwest Asia about 50,000–55,000 years ago (ca. 50–55 ka). Some …

This paper reviews some of the main advances in our understanding of human evolution
over the last 1 million years, presenting a holistic overview of a field defined by …

Determining the extent of overlap between modern humans and other hominins in Eurasia,
such as Neanderthals and Denisovans, is fundamental to understanding the nature of their …

Modern humans appeared in Europe by at least 45,000 years ago,,,–, but the extent of their
interactions with Neanderthals, who disappeared by about 40,000 years ago, and their …

The extent and nature of symbolic behavior among Neandertals are obscure. Although
evidence for Neandertal body ornamentation has been proposed, all cave painting has …

Abstract The Middle to Upper Palaeolithic transition in Europe witnessed the replacement
and partial absorption of local Neanderthal populations by Homo sapiens populations of …

Neanderthals are thought to have disappeared in Europe approximately 39,000–41,000
years ago but they have contributed 1–3% of the DNA of present-day people in Eurasia …

Consensus in archaeology has posited that mechanically propelled weapons, such as bow-
and-arrow or spear-thrower-and-dart combinations, appeared abruptly in the Eurasian …

Although it has previously been shown that Neanderthals contributed DNA to modern
humans,, not much is known about the genetic diversity of Neanderthals or the relationship …

In Western Europe, the Middle to Upper Paleolithic transition is associated with the
disappearance of Neandertals and the spread of anatomically modern humans (AMHs) …