A groundbreaking discovery in Israel's Skhul Cave is rewriting the timeline of human evolution. Scientists have unearthed the remains of a 140,000-year-old child, providing the oldest evidence yet of interbreeding between Homo sapiens and Neanderthals—potentially 100,000 years earlier than previously believed.
The finding, detailed in recent studies, suggests our ancestors and Neanderthals engaged in genetic mixing much further back in time. Researchers analyzed the skeletal remains, revealing a hybrid individual, a testament to the complex interactions between these ancient human groups.
This remarkable find challenges existing models of human migration and evolution, offering a deeper understanding of our shared ancestry. It reinforces the growing body of evidence that interbreeding wasn't a rare occurrence, but a more common phenomenon in our prehistoric past.
