Israeli fossil may recast history of first Europeans
Ancient braincase suggests humans and Neandertals mated in Middle East, then moved north
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FOSSIL FIND A more than 50,000-year-old Homo sapiens braincase found in an Israeli cave may come from a human population that mated with Neandertals in the Middle East before settling Europe.
Clara Amit, Israel Antiquities Authority