First known Neanderthal family clan fossils discovered in Siberian caves

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Washington DC (UPI) Oct 20, 2021

Scientists say fossils found in Russian caves are from the first known Neanderthal family - a father-daughter pair and other close relatives who lived as a clan. The remains were found in two sites - Chagyrskaya and Okladnikov caves - in the Altai Mountains of southern Siberia, according to research published in the journal Nature. The researchers said Neanderthal occupation d

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