The researchers believe that Neanderthals, an extinct species of human known to have lived in that area as far back as ...

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For example, in 2015, paleoanthropologist Ludovic Slimak made a remarkable discovery at Grotte Mandrin, a cave in Rhône Valley, France.

Ludovic Slimak, photographed in 2022, poses with the milk tooth of both a homo sapien and a neanderthal MATTHIEU RONDEL - Getty Images ...

My InsiderLudovic Slimak holds Neanderthal teeth. MATTHIEU RONDEL/Getty Images Tens of thousands of years ago, a Neanderthal nicknamed Thorin lived in southeastern France, not long before his ...

In 2015, a paleoanthropology team discovered jaw remains of a roughly 42,000-year-old Neanderthal in France. Over the next several years, the team, lead by Ludovic Slimak, found more of the ...

In 2015, a paleoanthropology team discovered jaw remains of a roughly 42,000-year-old Neanderthal in France. Over the next several years, the team, lead by Ludovic Slimak, found more of the ...

Analyzing a whole-genome sequence extracted from part of the root of one of Thorin's molars, researchers led by Ludovic Slimak from Toulouse, France's Center for Anthropobiology and Genomics ...