Neanderthals and modern humans may have shared culture 59,000 years ago in Turkey, study finds
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"Neanderthals and modern humans may have shared culture 59,000 years ago in Turkey, study finds" is generating significant coverage in the Science category, with 5 articles from 4 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include The Independent, CNN, Archaeology News Online Magazine and Gizmodo. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (5)
- Ancient cave discovery sheds new light on Neanderthal-human relations The Independent · 18d ago
- Unlikely cave discovery suggests Neanderthals and humans shared a common culture CNN · 18d ago
- Unlikely cave discovery suggests Neanderthals and humans shared a common culture CNN · 20d ago
- Neanderthals and Homo sapiens shared culture for over 20,000 years, cave study suggests Archaeology News Online Magazine · 20d ago
- Modern Humans May Have Shared Culture With Neanderthals for 20,000 Years Gizmodo · 20d ago
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