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Oase 2

  • Age: About 41,500–39,500 years old
  • Site: Peştera cu Oase, Romania
  • Year of Discovery: 2003
  • Discovered by: Ştefan Milota, Ricardo Rodrigo, Oana Moldovan and João Zilhão
  • Age: About 41,500–39,500 years old
  • Species: Homo sapiens

This skull looks modern but retains a few archaic traits, such as wide cheek bones. Some scientists wonder if this means that on rare occasions Homo sapiens interbred with Neanderthals, who lived in Europe at the same time.

Reference: Oase 2. Human Origins. Washington, DC: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. 30 March 2016.
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The accompanying museum label (see the other photograph by the same author) states:
Homo sapiens

Oase 2
Peştera cu Oase, Romania
About 41,500–39,500 years old
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This skull looks modern but retains a few archaic traits, such as wide cheek bones. Some scientists wonder if this means that on rare occasions Homo sapiens interbred with Neanderthals, who lived in Europe at the same time.

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Source Homo Sapiens 41,500 to 39,500 Years Old on Flickr
Author Ryan Somma
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Homo Sapiens 41,500 to 39,500 Years Old

Taken at the David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum.

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