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30,000-Year-Old Teeth from Les Rois Cave Identified as Modern Human, Not Neanderthal

A reanalysis of 30,000-year-old teeth from Les Rois Cave in southwestern France challenges earlier claims that they belonged to a Neanderthal child. Researchers now say the teeth show modern human traits, suggesting all human remains at the site are from Paleolithic modern humans.

Paleolithic Child’s Teeth Reexamined
30,000-Year-Old Teeth from Les Rois Cave Identified as Modern Human, Not Neanderthal
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A reanalysis of 30,000-year-old teeth from Les Rois Cave in southwestern France challenges earlier claims that they belonged to a Neanderthal child. Researchers now say the teeth show modern human traits, suggesting all human remains at the site are from Paleolithic modern human…