Cave Excavation Shows Neanderthals Were Marine Pioneers – Ate Crab, Mussels, Seals & Dolphins
The journal Science has published a study led by the ICREA researcher João Zilhão, from the University of Barcelona, which presents the results of the…
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Earliest Interbreeding Between Ancient Human Populations Discovered – Evolutionary Puzzle Solved
Neanderthal-Denisovan ancestors interbred with a distantly related hominin 700,000 years ago. For three years, anthropologist Alan Rogers has attempted to solve an evolutionary puzzle. His…
Unraveling the Mystery of Neanderthal Death Rites – Discovery at ‘Flower Burial’ Site Offers “Unparalleled Opportunity”
The first articulated Neanderthal skeleton to come out of the ground for over 20 years has been unearthed at one of the most important sites…
What Caused Neanderthal Extinction and Were Our Human Ancestors to Blame?
Complex disease transmission patterns could explain why it took tens of thousands of years after first contact for our ancestors to replace Neanderthals throughout Europe…
Researchers Find the Last Neanderthal Necklace – Here’s What It Was Made From
Found for the first time in the Iberian Peninsula: an ornament with eagle talons from the Neanderthal Period. Eagle talons are regarded as the first…
New Evidence Shows Humans Mastered Fire Earlier Than Thought
New study on early human fire acquisition squelches debate. Fire starting is a skill that many modern humans struggle with in the absence of a…
Early Humans Moved Through Mediterranean Much Earlier Than Previously Believed
An international research team led by scientists from McMaster University has unearthed new evidence in Greece proving that the island of Naxos was inhabited by…
Projectile Weapons Gave Modern Humans a Competitive Advantage Over Neanderthals
A team of Japanese and Italian researchers, including from Tohoku University, have evidenced mechanically delivered projectile weapons in Europe dating to 45,000-40,000 years – more…
New Dating Techniques Show Germany Was Covered by Glaciers 450,000 Years Ago
Using state-of-the-art dating techniques researchers of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, have obtained new chronological data for the timing of…
Neanderthals Produced Symbolic Objects More than 115,000 Years Ago
At least 70,000 years ago Homo sapiens used perforated marine shells and colour pigments. From around 40,000 years ago he created decorative items, jewellery and…
New Research Suggests Human Evolution Was Uneven and Punctuated
New research shows that Neanderthals survived at least 3,000 years longer than we thought in Southern Iberia long after they had died out everywhere else….
Biologists Sequence a New Neanderthal Genome from Vindija Cave in Croatia
A team of researchers has sequenced to high-quality the genome of a female Neanderthal from a bone discovered in 1980 in Vindija Cave, Croatia. The…
New Research Shows Neanderthals Were Born with Wide Bodies and Robust Bones
Scientists investigated whether the differences in physique between Neanderthals and modern humans are genetic or caused by differences in lifestyle, finding that Neanderthals’ wide bodies…
New Study Shows Neanderthals Boosted Our Immune System
A new study from the Max Planck Institute reveals that the mixing of archaic human forms played an important role in shaping the immune system…
Modern Humans Triggered the Demise of Neanderthals
A newly published study reveals that Homo sapiens belonging to the Protoaurignacian culture may have been the ultimate cause for the demise of Neanderthals. Researchers…
Discovery Reveals That Neanderthals Were the First in Europe to Make Specialized Bone Tools
A new discovery in southwest France reveals that Neanderthals were the first in Europe to make standardized and specialized bone tools. Two research teams from…
European Cave Paintings Older Than Previously Thought, Might Have Been Painted by Neanderthals
Some European cave paintings are older than previously thought, implying that Neanderthals might have been their creators rather than Homo sapiens. It’s not yet certain,…
Previously Unknown Hominin Discovered In Denisova Cave in Siberia
The Denisova Cave, perched high in the Altai Mountains of southern Siberia, has been a large natural shelter for humans and animals for tens of…