Graphic shows known area of Neanderthal distribution, selected sites and timeline of human interaction with Neanderthals.
SCIENCE
The last of the Neanderthals?
By Mike Tyler
May 12, 2011 - The discovery in Russia of a primitive human toolkit – believed to be about 33,000 years old but resembling much earlier technology – could indicate that Neanderthals coexisted with more modern humans for a longer period of time than previously thought.
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