Polish Neanderthal Teeth Map a 100,000-Year European Family Network
A study of eight Neanderthal teeth from Stajnia Cave in Poland reveals a small, tightly related group of at least seven individuals who lived around 100,000 years ago, sharing a common maternal lineage. The mitochondrial DNA links these Poles to Neanderthal populations across Western Eurasia, suggesting a wide, interconnected Neanderthal network and providing a rare window into family structures and group living in ancient Europe.