Neanderthal Migration Patterns - A New Paper From Trinity College Dublin

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Lorid's and his team also provide evidence that Neanderthals likely lived in small groups of around 20, which backs up some previous studies. And they uncovered an unexpected kind of behaviour in Neanderthal migration patterns. This came from examining the white chromosome passed down by Neanderthal men, and the mitochondrial DNA passed down by Neanderthal women. These communities were primarily linked by female migration. But Lara Cassidy points out that although this may be what was happening in Chagra Skya 55,000 years ago, it may not have been the case for all Neanderthals.

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