'Last Neanderthal' DNA REWRITING Prehistory and Species' Extinction - Archaeological Science Ep 1

The DNA of one of the last Neanderthals is rewriting prehistory and prompting us to rethink the Neanderthal extinction. Thorin the Neanderthal was discovered at Grotte Mandrin, in Mediterranean France, in 2015. Since then, his remains have been undergoing careful excavation by archaeologists. Most recently, archaeogeneticists have extracted his DNA - and found a few unexpected things… #prehistory #archaeology #dna #ancientdna #neanderthal #thorin #archaeological #anthropology #archaeologicaldiscoveries #crashcourse #science #prehistoric #archaeogenetics

00:00 Intro
01:27 Thorin the ‘Last Neanderthal’?
02:18 Neanderthals vs Homo sapiens
07:01 The Neanderthal extinction - main theories
07:57 Thorin’s DNA
09:52 Rethinking the Neanderthal Extinction
14:07 Interactions in the late Neanderthal world
16:03 End

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