The researchers used annual precipitation and temperature data from 57,000-71,000 years ago in their study.
, where the harsh climate would have made survival challenging. The other, though, traveled via the warm and inviting Southern Caspian Corridor .
“Based on the reconstruction of annual precipitation and annual temperature during 57,000-71,000 years ago, we suggest that this area… could serve as a refugium for Neanderthals, as it was for other species,” said researchers.“The location of SCC between Caucasus and Central Asia, gives rise to the hypothesis of SCC as one of the hot spots for tracking hominin admixture and introgression, as it was the case for some faunal species,” they added.
The authors of the study note that while ancient climate data may suggest that different species may have coexisted in northern Iran, this notion cannot be proven until real hominin remains are found there. Stone tools and other cultural items are the sole indications of past human habitation of the SCC that we now have.
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