Social studies
Neanderthals and modern humans coexisted in the same cave for 20,000 years, Kyoto University and others announce
Key points (reviewing AI explanation)
Evidence discovered that different human species shared the same culture and values for over 20,000 years
Explanation
A research team from Kyoto University and the National Museum of Nature and Science announced on July 7, 2026, that it had discovered fossils of both Neanderthals and modern humans (Homo sapiens) at the Üçağızlı II cave in southern Turkey. Remarkably, both groups made stone tools using the same techniques, used the same hunting methods, and even went out of their way to collect inedible seashells. It seems the impulse to cherish "things that are useless but beautiful" may have been shared across different human species.
Source: www.jst.go.jp