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Bulgarian local guide Zhelyazko Velikov walks inside the Bacho Kiro Cave, near the city of Dryanovo, northern Bulgaria, on May 13, 2020. Scientists say a tooth and bone fragments discovered in the Bulgarian cave of Bacho Kiro have revealed the earliest proven presence of Homo sapiens – or modern humans – on the European continent. The finds from the cave in northern Bulgaria, were analysed by an international team of scientists and date back to the “period when Homo sapiens first arrived in Europe from the Middle East and lived alongside Neanderthals, which lasted between 5,000 and 10,000 years”, Nikolay Sirakov, professor at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences' Archaeological Institute told AFP on May 12, 2020. (Photo by Nikolay Doychinov/AFP Photo)
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