️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  They were a species of early human thought to have roamed Europe and Asia for up to 300,000 years before finally dying out.<unk> They were a species of early human thought to have roamed Europe and Asia for up to 300,000 years before finally dying out. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ They have found that an enormous volcanic eruption in Italy 40,000 years ago had little impact on the species' demise.<unk> They have found that an enormous volcanic eruption in Italy 40,000 years ago had little impact on the species' demise. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk> They argue that Neanderthal populations had already started to decline by the time the volcano erupted and it was insufficient to trigger their extinction.<unk> They argue that Neanderthal populations had already started to decline by the time the volcano erupted and it was insufficient to trigger their extinction. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Researchers examining eight claws taken from a white-tailed eagle found at Krapina in Croatia say they were used to create necklace or bracelet.<unk> Researchers examining eight claws taken from a white-tailed eagle found at Krapina in Croatia say they were used to create necklace or bracelet. The claws bear multiple cut marks, notches and signs that they had been polishing by the Neanderthals that once inhabited the site where they were found. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Instead they say that it was likely to be competition with modern humans that led to the demise of the Neanderthals.<unk> Instead they say that it was likely to be competition with modern humans that led to the demise of the Neanderthals. Dr. Benjamin Black, of the department of earth sciences at the University of California, Berkeley, who led the research, said: 'Radiocarbon dating has shown that at the time of the Campanian Ignimbrite eruption,...
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