Ancient Encounters: When Homo sapiens Met Neanderthals
Monday 15th December, 6pm GMT
Speaker: Dr Helen Fewlass (University of Bristol)
More than 40,000 years ago, our species, Homo sapiens, arrived in Europe and encountered the Neanderthals. Revolutionary archaeological discoveries and advances in archaeological science over the past decade have dramatically changed our understanding of this period, revealing a much more complex picture than previously imagined, and pushing back the date of our arrival by thousands of years. We now know more about this ancient world than ever before, yet fundamental questions remain: What was the nature of their interactions? How did Homo sapiens survive where Neanderthals did not? This talk explores how new fieldwork and cutting-edge science are rewriting our origin story and why these ancient encounters still matter today.
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Cover image: fieldwork at Ranis, Germany (credit - Marcel Weiss)
