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Alba Bossoms Mesa et al. (2026), “Genetic diversity of late Neanderthals in northwestern Europe.” Nature. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-10625-1 — 27-individual regional dataset; no progressive genetic-load signal.

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27-individual regional dataset; no progressive genetic-load signal.

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Genomic evidence demonstrates gene flow between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens.

Neanderthals made sophisticated tools, used fire in many contexts, and exchanged genes with Homo sapiens.
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Some Neanderthal shell and pigment finds support non-utilitarian behavior, but their symbolic interpretation remains debated.

Burial, symbolic evidence, language capacity, and the relative roles of climate, demography, competition, and assimilation.
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Archaeological evidence does not support blanket Neanderthal cognitive inferiority as the explanation for their disappearance.

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Alba Bossoms Mesa et al. (2026), “Genetic diversity of late Neanderthals in northwestern Europe.” Nature. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-10625-1 — 27-individual regional dataset; no progressive genetic-load signal.

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