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The Oldest Human Genomes in Europe Show How an Entire Branch of Humanity Disappeared

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Fossilized remains unearthed in Germany and Czech Republic reveal a surprising twist in the saga of human migration out of Africa .

These genomes are the oldest yet found of modern humans in Europe .

They are part of a cultural group known as the Lincombian -Ranisian-Jerzmanowician, or LRJ .

LRJ people carried long stretches of Neanderthal DNA.

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