If the theory could be proved, and a two-pronged arrival of neanderthal man accepted, it would help solve some of the mysteries thrown up by prehistoric sites around Europe.

• 如果此项理论能获得证实，尼安德塔人分两路抵达能够被公认，就可以解决耶些遍布欧洲的史前遗迹所遗弃的谜团。