Second lower molar (IMAGE)

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Second lower molar

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Second lower molar of a modern human found in Bacho Kiro Cave in the Main sector associated with the Initial Upper Palaeolithic stone tools. Genome-wide data from this individual indicates that he had a Neandertal ancestor less than six generations before he lived. Another human fragment from the same individual was found in the Layer I in the Niche 1 area of the cave.

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MPI-EVA/ Rosen Spasov

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