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

Neanderthals weren’t discovered until the 19th century. Neanderthals are believed to have originated in Europe and Asia ...

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

Scientists believe individuals of the most recently discovered hominin group (the Denisovans) that interbred with modern day ...

A resurgence of interest in our ancient relatives is captivating audiences worldwide, and a German museum is at the forefront ...

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.

Bones of cave animals and traces of a Neanderthal settlement believed to be the oldest in Slovenia have been found in a karst ...

75,000-Year-Old Female Neanderthal from Cave Where Species Buried Their Dead May 1, 2024 — A new documentary has recreated the face of a 75,000-year-old female Neanderthal whose flattened skull ...

In 2010, the first draft of the Neanderthal genome was published, and comparisons with modern human genomes revealed that Neanderthal and modern humans had interbred in the past. A few months later, ...

If your recent ancestry lies outside of Africa, you can safely assume that you carry some Neanderthal DNA. Human origins expert Professor Chris Stringer discusses what this Neanderthal inheritance may ...

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

Palaeoanthropologist describes the main features of the female Shanidar Z Neanderthal skull. Palaeo-anthropologist Dr Emma Pomeroy describes the main features of Shanidar Z, a Neanderthal skull ...