[4] These early Eurasian populations probably mated with Neanderthals in the period between 50,000 and 60,000 years ago, probably during the initial phase of their expansion in the Middle East, and they carried ~2–9% Neanderthal ancestry in their genomes.

[5] It is also considered that the early modern humans coexisted with Neanderthals in Europe for a period of about 3,000–5,000 years.

[1] The Zlatý kůň woman had a small amount of Neanderthal admixture, going back 70 or 80 generations.

[6] The Zlatý kůň woman also has contributed genetically neither to later Europeans nor to Asians.

Among the earliest modern humans that have been directly dated to this period are:[7]