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Encountering Neanderthals

Homo sapiens came into existence in Africa 200,000 years ago. Migrating into the Middle East around 55,000 years ago, they came into contact with Neanderthals and genetic evidence suggests that the two closely related species interbred with each other.

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Late Pleistocene, Homo sapiens, Neanderthals