Mezmaiskaya Cave
Cave in the northwestern Caucasus in Adygea, Russia, with two Neanderthal infants. Their DNA showed the region's Neanderthal population was replaced over time.
Dated events and their evidence
- 68,000 BCE mainstream
Mezmaiskaya 1, a near-complete skeleton of a two-week-old Neanderthal source - 42,600 BCE mainstream
Mezmaiskaya 2, a Neanderthal toddler genetically close to late Neanderthals in Croatia and Belgium source
Where
44.1667° N, 40.0000° E
Sources
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