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Archaeologists Uncover Expansive Neolithic Site with Terraced Structures and Metal Artifacts in Corsica

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Archaeologists Uncover Expansive Neolithic Site with Terraced Structures and Metal Artifacts in Corsica Archaeologists in a French municipality recently excavated the slopes of Punta Campana (island of Corsica) in preparation for a construction project and found an expansive Neolithic site. The site in Sotta (Sotta is a French municipality on the island of Corsica) contains … Read more

Neanderthals were not driven to extinction by lack of intelligence, but interbreeding, study shows

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Neanderthals were not driven to extinction by lack of intelligence, but interbreeding, study shows They are often depicted as dim-witted evolutionary losers, but Neanderthals were not driven to extinction by their lack of brains, a new study suggests. Instead, it is more likely that they disappeared 40,000 years ago because of interbreeding and assimilation with … Read more