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Neanderthals in the Nefud: stone flakes, a drying lake, and no bones at all
A statistical study of tool shapes puts Neanderthals in the Saudi desert about 55,000 years ago. The inference is careful, the climate story is tidy, and the skeletal evidence is nonexistent.
Publishers:livescience.com
Reality
- Evidence52
- Adoption
- Insufficient
- Hype gap+14
- Incentives42
- Confidence55