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New models reveal if Neanderthals and modern humans ever met on the Iberian Peninsula during the Old Stone Age

Simulations suggest Neanderthals were on the brink of extinction by the time our ancestors arrived on the Iberian Peninsula.
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Study: Stone Age humans were picky about their rocks

WASHINGTON — Old Stone Age humans were more picky about the rocks they used for making tools than previously known, according to research published Friday. Not only did these early people make tools; ...
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Stone Age humans were picky about which rocks they used for making tools, study finds

WASHINGTON (AP) — Early human ancestors during the Old Stone Age were more picky about the rocks they used for making tools than previously known, according to research published Friday. Not only did ...
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5,000-year-old dog skeleton and dagger buried together in Swedish bog hint at mysterious Stone Age ritual

While the exact breed of dog is not yet known, it was a large and powerful 3- to 6-year-old male that stood about 20 inches ...