Homo sapiens
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They lived across a large expanse of Europe and western and central Asia, and sometimes overlapped with our species, Homo sapiens.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
More than 60,000 years old, these fragments were created by groups of Homo sapiens living in the region.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
Earlier studies had found signs that Homo sapiens mixed with archaic humans beyond Neanderthals and Denisovans.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
Meanwhile, modern Homo sapiens have existed for only 300,000 years, and what are the odds we make it even another millennium?
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
The body of Homo sapiens had not evolved for such tasks.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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