Thursday, September 14, 2006

The Last Neanderthals

Neanderthal Man: Eurasian Hominid
(c. 230,000-30,000/25,000 BP)
Image: BBC.co.uk
A study published in the journal Nature suggests the Neanderthals survived longer than previously thought. A find in Gorham's Cave on Gibraltar provides evidence of Neanderthal habitation until 24,000 years before present. They were previously believed to have gone extinct some 10,000 years prior. Professor Clive Finlayson stated that this find "shows conclusively that Gorham's Cave today was the last place on the planet where we know Neanderthals lived." The migration of modern humans into Eurasia and severe Ice Age climate change, among other causes, are believed to have led to the downfall of the Neanderthals.

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