Neanderthals living in what is now Belgium made a kind of prehistoric Swiss Army Knife from the bones of a cave lion some 130 ...

Discover how ancient humans scaled up their food production to survive in harsh environments.

New research suggests that modern conditions may trace back to Neanderthal skull traits we share with our extinct cousins.

Nord, Germany, systematically transported and processed the bones of at least 172 large mammals to extract nutrient-rich ...

Archaeologists have found evidence to suggest Neanderthals operated a sophisticated 'fat factory' to extract the fat content ...

We don't know when the last Neanderthal died, ... "Given the wide range of Neanderthals — from Wales to Siberia at least — it's extremely unlikely we would be lucky enough to find the very ...

Ancient DNA reveals new twists in Neanderthal migration. Genetic surprises pulled from 120,000-year-old bones showcase the nuanced history of this close human relative.

Remnants of Neanderthal DNA in modern genomes have long prompted questions about interspecies mating. Two studies shed light on when that occurred — and when ancient humans left Africa.

We don't know when the last Neanderthal died, but many archaeologists think some of the last lineages lived in southern Iberia. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

The last days of the Neanderthals. ... Ultimately, the very nature of radiometric dating will never give us a firm date for the extinction of Neanderthals but only a range of probability.

This practice has been documented as far back as 28,000 years ago, but has not been confirmed at older sites, making ...

The researchers explained that, given humans collect for a wide range of tangible and intangible reasons, Neanderthals may have gathered the fossils due to any combination of factors, including ...