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Many sites have been documented in the south-eastern margins of the Massif central and the middle Rh\u00f4ne valley, a migration path that connects Northern Europe with the Mediterranean. Well-dated, long stratigraphic sequences are essential to understand Neanderthals dynamics and demise, and potential interactions with <jats:italic>Homo sapiens<\/jats:italic> in the area, such as the one displayed at the Maras rock shelter (\u201cAbri du Maras\u201d). The site is characterised by exceptional preservation of archaeological remains, including bones dated using radiocarbon (<jats:sup>14<\/jats:sup>C) and teeth using electron spin resonance combined with uranium series (ESR\/U-series). Optically stimulated luminescence was used to date the sedimentary deposits. By combining the new ages with previous ones using Bayesian modelling, we are able to clarify the occupation time over a period spanning 200,000\u00a0years. 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