"Groundbreaking Discoveries Rewrite Early Human History in Europe"

New evidence suggests that modern humans ventured into northern Europe more than 45,000 years ago, living alongside Neanderthals in extremely cold conditions similar to modern-day Siberia or northern Scandinavia. The discovery challenges previous beliefs about the resilience of early European settlers and their ability to adapt to harsh environments. Excavations in a cave in Germany revealed human fossils and stone tools, indicating that Homo sapiens were present in the region earlier than previously thought. The findings also challenge the idea that Neanderthals disappeared from northern Europe before the arrival of modern humans, suggesting that the two groups lived alongside each other and occasionally interbred.