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Ancient Jersey teeth find hints at Neanderthal mixing – BBC News
A re-study of the prehistoric find from 1910 suggests interbreeding between two human species.
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image captionThe Neanderthal specimens have some features that are more characteristic of modern human teeth
Prehistoric teeth unearthed at a site in Jersey reveal signs of interbreeding between Neanderthals and our own species, scientists say.
UK experts re-studied 13 teeth found between 1910 and 1911 at La Cotte de St Brelade in the island’s south-west.
They were long regarded as being typical Neanderthal specimens, but the reassessment also uncovered…
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