Neanderthals may have ventured into Saudi Arabian desert 55,000 years ago

Fifty-five thousand years ago, in what is now the Saudi Arabian desert, Neanderthals left traces of their passage — pushing the known boundaries of their world far beyond the temperate European landscapes where history had long confined them. New archaeological evidence from the Arabian Peninsula suggests these ancient humans possessed a resilience and geographic ambition that modern science is only beginning to appreciate. The discovery invites us to reconsider not just where Neanderthals lived, but what kind of beings they truly were.