He believes Neanderthal populations shrank until the last survivors were integrated into modern human communities. This ...

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

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.

Indeed, genetic research shows that many humans have up to 4% Neanderthal DNA. In fact, while scientists once believed that ...

While much has been said about the Neanderthal and human branches of humanity ... According to their interpretation of the ...

Human evolution expert Prof Chris Stringer has studied Neanderthals his entire career. Here, he tells us what scientists have uncovered about the lifestyle of these early humans, their distinctive ...

"Our research aims to uncover who were the humans that inhabited these parts ... research at this site will reveal new ...

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

Based on a study of the walls of the La Roche-Cotard Cave, researchers have determined Neanderthals were the world's first ...

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

Human evolution expert Prof Chris Stringer has studied Neanderthals his entire career. Here, he tells us what scientists have uncovered about the lifestyle of these early humans, their distinctive ...