> They were possibly as smart as modern humans, had larger brains, had tools, ritual burial, weapons technologies, and art work. But the new discovery discusse

> They were possibly as smart as modern humans, had larger brains, had tools, ritual burial, weapons technologies, and art work. But the new discovery discussed in the article throws that into question. As the Atlantic writes: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/07/apidima-greek-skull-oldest-human-fossil-outside-africa/593563/ https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/07/apidima-... > The identity of Apidima 1 could also cast doubt on other archaeological finds from Europe, such as stone tools with no accompanying fossils. Researchers had long assumed that within a certain time window, “any archaeology was all the work of Neanderthals,” says Wragg Sykes. But if modern humans also occupied this “safe range,” which species actually created those artifacts?