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Neanderthal
Artist's rendering of Homo neanderthalensis, who ranged from western Europe to Central Asia for some 100,000 years before dying out approximately 30,000 years ago.
Neanderthal DNA has been recovered from Denisova Cave (also known as Aju-Tasch) in the Altai Mountains of Siberia.12
While the site is famous for the discovery of the distinct Denisovan hominin group, researchers have also identified older Neanderthal DNA at the same location, providing evidence that Neanderthals expanded eastward into the Siberian region. Additionally, Neanderthal remains have been discovered at the Okladnikov site, also located in Russian Siberia.23