c. 46000 BCE–c. 42000 BCE
Early *Homo sapiens* genomes from Bacho Kiro
Human evolution & hominins · ADN antiguo · Homo sapiens · Neandertales · Contactos entre poblaciones
Human remains from Bacho Kiro, Bulgaria, about 46,000–42,000 years old provide genomes from some of the earliest known *Homo sapiens* populations in Europe. Some show recent Neanderthal ancestry, but data from a few individuals do not justify turning that history into a fixed proportion for all Europe or into one migration. They record one population and moment of contact, not the complete replacement of every other group.
Precision, calendar, and review
- Start
- year · approximate
- End
- year · approximate
- Calendar and convention
- Historical-era years; the source calendar is not identified. No conversion of days is assumed.
- Year zero
- The scale goes from 1 BCE to 1 CE without year zero. Changing era names changes labels only.
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- Date not recorded
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Sources
- www.nature.com (opens in a new tab)
Source provenance and scope
- Publication date
- 2021-04-07
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- 2026-09-23
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