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Report on loss of diversity in #mtDNA lineages of #Neanderthals around 65,000 years ago

https://archaeology.org/news/2026/03/30/study-tracks-genetic-lineages-of-europes-last-neanderthals/

News - Study Tracks Genetic Lineages of Europe’s Last Neanderthals - Archaeology Magazine

TÜBINGEN, GERMANY—According to a Live Science report, a team of researchers including archaeogeneticist Cosimo Posth […]

Archaeology Magazine
Apr 2 at 8:13amWeb
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This paper again on population loss then reexpansion
https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2520565123
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https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/neanderthals/major-disruption-in-neanderthal-history-65-000-years-ago-all-neanderthals-in-europe-died-out-except-for-one-lineage
'Major disruption in Neanderthal history': 65,000 years ago, all Neanderthals in Europe died out except for one lineage

The last Neanderthals to survive in Europe came from a single lineage that survived the worst period of the ice age, ancient DNA reveals.

Live Science
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@RadicalAnthro

This is fascinating, not just because of the story it tells, but because (as a non-expert) I had not known that it was possible for us to tell this story at all.

Thank you so much for posting it!