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

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

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

Because he was clad in modern clothes, it was easy to overlook the life-like statue's secret: he's a Neanderthal. The statue ...

"In some places in our genome, we're more Neanderthal than we are human," Joshua Akey, a professor of integrative genomics at ...

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.

Fortunately, recent discoveries in archaeology and other disciplines have added several new pieces to this language puzzle, enabling a viable picture of the Neanderthal mind to emerge. New ...

Even by the usual standards of stargazing, it is a rare opportunity. But anyone studying the horizon just after sunset in the coming days is in with a chance of spotting a comet last seen when ...

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 ...

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 ...

However, we've never actually found Neanderthal clothing or clothing remnants. "Unfortunately, we're likely never actually going to get archaeological evidence of Neanderthal clothes," Cara Ocobock, a ...

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 ...