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Neanderthals and modern humans may have shared culture 59,000 years ago in Turkey, study finds

Live Science • Jul 6, 2026

Neanderthals and modern humans may have shared culture 59,000 years ago in Turkey, study finds

Fossils, stone tools and seashells in Turkey show that Neanderthals and the Homo sapiens who moved in later had the same hunting strategies and symbolic traditions even without overlapping at the site, suggesting they may have shared information.

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Neanderthals and modern humans may have shared culture 59,000 years ago in Turkey, study finds

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