Scientists now know that they shared many of the sophisticated abilities of Homo sapiens. So why are we the only humans left standing?

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Between 34,000 and 25,000 years ago, much of Europe shared a way of life that archaeologists call the Gravettian. It is recognized by its stone and bone tools, by the way people buried their dead, and by small carved figurines of women known as Venus figurines. They turn up from the Atlantic side of the […]