Tag: Neanderthal

Stone tools and a tooth found in a cave in France open up new questions on human history

Neanderthals were smart enough to pick the perfect spot where to place their cave fires.

Zoonotic diseases have always plagued both humans and our close extinct relatives.

They painted it thousands of years before we got to Europe.

This type of finding is making researchers think that Neanderthals and Denisovans weren't all that different from us.

Remains with combination of Neanderthal and early human features date back 100,000 years.

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.