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Sapiens and Neanderthals coexisted in prehistoric Israel, rare cave burials show
Times of Israel ^ | 11 March 2025 | Rossella Tercatin

Posted on 03/11/2025 9:56:47 AM PDT by Fractal Trader

Some 100,000 years ago, a group of hominins shared hunting strategies, tool manufacturing tips and how to honor the dead, performing complex and highly symbolic rituals, according to a recent analysis of rare findings from Israel’s Tinshemet Cave.

Located in central Israel, near Shoham, the Tinshemet Cave was active for millennia during the period known as Middle Paleolithic, 130,000 to 80,000 years ago. The findings include the first complete prehistoric human skeletons uncovered in Israel since the 1960s, which researchers say are among the best preserved in the world.

“This is one of the most interesting sites for Paleolithic research and human evolution in Israel,” Prof. Yossi Zaidner of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, told The Times of Israel in a phone interview in conjunction with the publication of an academic paper on Tuesday. “It sheds light on an incredibly rich culture of symbolic and ritual behaviors, especially in connection with burials.”

While researchers have yet to determine what type of hominins are buried in the caves, the site has already provided unique insights into their social life in prehistoric Israel.

“If we consider this cave in conjunction with other Middle Paleolithic sites in our region, we get to an unprecedented understanding of how different hominins interacted,” Zaidner said.

The cave presented a wealth of ochre, fauna, and stone tools, which offer important hints at how its inhabitants lived and died.

(Excerpt) Read more at timesofisrael.com ...


TOPICS: History; Science
KEYWORDS: godsgravesglyphs; hominins; israel; neandertal; neandertals; neanderthal; neanderthals; nephilim; paleolithic; rossellatercatin; sonsofadam; theywerehumans; tinshemetcave
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To: Red Badger

Yes -— 23andMe says I have 2% Neanderthal DNA. They say that’s more N/DNA than 40% of all their samples.


21 posted on 03/11/2025 1:17:35 PM PDT by LTC.Ret (I was MAGA when MAGA wasn't cool)
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The rest of the Neanderthals keyword, sorted:

22 posted on 03/13/2025 8:11:55 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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