The application of improved radiocarbon-dating techniques to samples from archaeological sites ranging from Russia to Spain has redefined the timing of the final disappearance of Neanderthals from Europe. See Letter p.306
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Davies, W. The time of the last Neanderthals. Nature 512, 260–261 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/512260a
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