Tag: Neanderthal

Tree ring-like growth lines in baby Neanderthal teeth suggest they were first weaned at around 6 months of age.

These were the hi-tech gadgets of the Upper Paleolithic

The fragments are at least 41,000 years old. They were found attached to a stone tool.

It's not just Homo sapiens -- Neanderthals also had a deep relationship with the sea.

A famous Palaeolithic site in Iraq has more secrets to shed about Neanderthal daily life -- as well as their ...

A new study found that early human ancestors had teeth that could penetrate the hard shells of nuts and seeds ...

Back and forth transmission of disease between humans and Neanderthals may have kept the two species in check -- but ...

Neanderthal eagle necklaces are the oldest known ornaments in Europe.

Ancient humans knew how to handle and make fire earlier than assumed.

It's the first glimpse of the Denisovan look.

Neanderthals were much more commonly affected by ear infections than modern humans.

Was this an isolated individual, or part of an earlier wave of human migration?

Sticky!

DNA analysis reveals fresh details about how Neanderthals moved across Europe and Asia.

This just goes to show how complex our evolutionary history really is.

Talk about a stunning find!

You are what you eat...

Caveburgers, anyone?

If the footprint is confirmed to be Neanderthal, it would only be the second one in the world, the other ...

The Denisovans were our cousins. We're only now starting to understand them.