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VIDEO PUBLISHEDJune 16, 2025

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Video: Humans Bred With Neanderthals

It’s a well-known (and somewhat awkward) fact that Homo sapiens and Neanderthals interbred. While previous research has explored when these encounters took place, findings have revealed where exactly it happened.

Dominic Grose

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Dominic has a degree from the University of Winchester in film production and is currently studying for his second degree in biology at the Open University.View full profile

Dominic has a degree from the University of Winchester in film production and is currently studying for his second degree in biology at the Open University.

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Read more about where humans and Neanderthals hooked up here.

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHEDJune 16, 2025

Written by Dominic Grose

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