The first-ever published research on Tinshemet Cave reveals that Neanderthals and Homo sapiens in the mid-Middle Paleolithic Levant not only coexisted but actively interacted, sharing technology, lifestyles,

“Most of the hominins that we see during this period of time are hybrids ,” study author Professor Yossi Zaidner told IFLScience. “They have a uniform culture because they learn from each other, but they're coming from different genetic pools or biological groups, which are mixed together here.”

Although usually portrayed as arch-rivals, Homo sapiens and Neanderthals might have had more in common than previously thought with boffins now believing they traded technology tips

The first-ever published research on Tinshemet Cave reveals that Neanderthals and Homo sapiens in the mid-Middle Paleolithic Levant not only coexisted but actively interacted, sharing technology, lifestyles,