Ever since the first Neanderthal bones were discovered, curiosity about these ancient hominins has surged. How did they ...

One of the more enduring mysteries about Neanderthals is whether they had a spoken language, a trait that’s impossible to ...

Researchers propose a stunning new theory for why Neanderthals and humans started to bury their dead at the same time.

A newfound rock-shelter in Tajikistan has artifacts created by ancient humans spanning 130,000 years. Along a stream in ...

Nestled in Germany's picturesque Neander Valley where Neanderthals were first discovered, a museum is tapping into our ...

However, Neanderthals tended to bury their dead deeper in caves, whereas H. sapiens were buried in cave entrances or rock ...

When Hotlegs took the initial steps to write and record “Neanderthal Man,” they were not intending to write a song at all, ...

Archaeologists in Tajikistan have discovered a rock-shelter that may have been a migration site for Neanderthals, Denisovans, ...

Lucy’s discovery transformed our understanding of human origins. Don Johanson, who unearthed the Australopithecus afarensis ...

The two species began burying their dead at roughly the same time and place. Now some archaeologists think competition may have played a role in burials.

The earliest documented admixture happened “as soon as humans left Africa and met the Neanderthals”. (A mere decade ago, most scientists assumed we hadn’t mated with them.) Today’s ...

Archaeologists uncovered a 150,000-year-old shelter in Tajikistan, offering new insights into human evolution.