What Did Ancient Noses Smell? New Study Provides Insight
Researchers are comparing the genetic makeup of humans’ extinct relatives to those of contemporary individuals. It sounds like a Stone Age comedy skit: A Denisovan…
Researchers are comparing the genetic makeup of humans’ extinct relatives to those of contemporary individuals. It sounds like a Stone Age comedy skit: A Denisovan…
The remains of hunted animals at Combe-Grenal, France, showed that they were consistently sourced from open tundra-like habitats. A study conducted by Emilie Berlioz of…
90,000 years ago, Neanderthals based in Portugal harvested and roasted brown crabs. Scientists studying archaeological remains at Gruta da Figueira Brava, Portugal, discovered that Neanderthals…
This discovery is critical for studying the evolutionary model of hominins during the Middle Pleistocene period in Europe. Jorge Rivera, a researcher and technician from…
For the first time, zinc isotope ratios in tooth enamel have been analyzed with the aim of identifying the diet of a Neanderthal. The Neanderthal…
Ancient genomes of thirteen Neanderthals provide an unprecedented snapshot of their community and social organization. For the first time, scientists have managed to sequence multiple…
For between 1,400 and 2,900 years before Neanderthals disappeared, modern humans may have co-existed with Neanderthals in France and northern Spain. This is according to…
Scientists uncover a greater neuron production in the frontal lobe during brain development in modern humans than Neanderthals due to the change of a single…
New analysis considers backbone differences between humans and Neanderthals — and the possible impact of industrialization. Examining the spines of Neanderthals, an extinct human relative,…
Around 600,000 years ago, humanity split in two. One group stayed in Africa, evolving into us. The other struck out overland, into Asia, then Europe,…
A COVID-19 risk variant inherited from Neanderthals reduces a person’s risk of contracting HIV by 27 percent. Some people become seriously ill when infected with…
Hunter-gatherers caused ecosystems to change 125,000 years ago. These are the findings of an interdisciplinary study by archaeologists from Leiden University in collaboration with other…
A paper in Science Advances focuses on the evolution of the human growth hormone receptor gene. A new study delves into the evolution and function…
A new study suggests that generation intervals have fluctuated during the past 40,000 years of human evolution in contrast to what has been commonly assumed….
The origin and date of appearance of prehistoric cave art are the subjects of ongoing debate. Spain’s Cueva de Ardales is one point of discussion….
Analysis of recently discovered fossils found in Israel suggests that interactions between different human species were more complex than previously believed, according to a team…
A near-perfectly preserved ancient human fossil known as the Harbin cranium sits in the Geoscience Museum in Hebei GEO University. The largest of known Homo skulls, scientists…
Mitochondrial DNA of archaic humans has been retrieved from cave sediments, but it has limited value for studying population relationships. Now, researchers present a method…