Neanderthals, modern humans and a mysterious human lineage shared behaviors

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/neanderthals-modern-humans-and-a-mysterious-human-lineage-mingled-in-caves-in-ancient-israel-study-finds
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Archaeologists in Israel have discovered five
burials in a cave belonging to an enigmatic
human lineage that suggest this group shared
aspects of its lifestyle, technology and
burial customs with modern humans and
Neanderthals, who also lived in the region up
to 130,000 years ago, a new study reports.
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https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-025-02110-y
Evidence from Tinshemet Cave in Israel suggests
behavioural uniformity across Homo groups in
the Levantine mid-Middle Palaeolithic circa
130,000–80,000 years ago
Abstract
The south Levantine mid-Middle Palaeolithic
(mid-MP; ~130–80 thousand years ago (ka)) is
remarkable for its exceptional evidence of
human morphological variability, with
contemporaneous fossils of Homo sapiens and
Neanderthal-like hominins. Yet, it remains
unclear whether these hominins adhered to
discrete behavioural sets or whether
regional-scale intergroup interactions could
have homogenized mid-MP behaviour. Here we
report on our discoveries at Tinshemet Cave,
Israel. The site yielded articulated Homo
remains in association with rich assemblages
of ochre, fauna and stone tools dated to
~100 ka. Viewed from the perspective of other
key regional sites of this period, our
findings indicate consolidation of a uniform
behavioural set in the Levantine mid-MP,
consisting of similar lithic technology, an
increased reliance on large-game hunting and
a range of socially elaborated behaviours,
comprising intentional human burial and the
use of ochre in burial contexts. We suggest
that the development of this behavioural
uniformity is due to intensified
inter-population interactions and admixture
between Homo groups ~130–80 ka.