Pretty exciting record of #ochre (red/orange) close to #burials of #Levant #MiddlePalaeolithic at #Tinshemet

These are human populations contemporary to #Skhul and #Qafzeh and we need more on the #fossils -- any H s/Nean admixing, cultural and genetic?

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-025-02110-y#Sec34

Evidence from Tinshemet Cave in Israel suggests behavioural uniformity across Homo groups in the Levantine mid-Middle Palaeolithic circa 130,000–80,000 years ago - Nature Human Behaviour

The Middle Palaeolithic of southwest Asia witnessed interactions and knowledge sharing between archaic and modern humans ~130,000–80,000 years ago. These interactions led to increased behavioural complexity and consolidation of a uniform behavioural set across Homo groups in the region.

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How an Ancient Human Species Formed Family Ties

Footprints made 80,000 years ago and ancient DNA are among the clues that hint at Neanderthals’ social and community lives.

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