The Russian Arctic’s bitter cold and flat expanses present a formidable challenge to survival. Yet either Homo sapiens or Neandertals were living there by around 36,000 years ago, according to a report in the Sept. 6 Nature.
Until now, excavations had revealed a human presence in the far reaches of northern Asia only as early as 14,000 to 12,000 years ago (SN: 7/7/01, p.
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