Homo sapiens reached the higher latitudes of Europe by 45,000 years ago.

ABSTRACT: The Middle to Upper Palaeolithic transition in Europe is associated with the regional disappearance of Neanderthals and the spread of Homo sapiens. Late Neanderthals persisted in western Europe several millennia after the occurrence of H. sapiens in eastern Europe¹. Local hybridization between the two groups occurred², but not on all occasions³. Archaeological evidence also indicates the presence of several technocomplexes during this transition, complicating our understanding and the association of behavioural adaptations with specific hominin groups⁴. One such technocomplex for which the makers are unknown is the Lincombian-Ranisian-Jerzmanowician (LRJ), which has been described in northwestern and central Europe^5-8. Here we present

SUBMITTER: Mylopotamitaki D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10849966 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature