S ome groups of European Neanderthals may have lost the ability to make fire during the colder periods of their existence. As ...

They drew with crayons, possibly fed on maggots and maybe even kissed us: Forty millenniums later, our ancient human cousins ...

Some Neanderthals really enjoyed their surf and turf rather than mammoth steaks, according to a new study. The recent excavation of a cave site along Portugal's coast revealed a wealth of fossilized ...

Neanderthal remains believed to belong to some of the last survivors of the species in Europe are thousands of years older than once thought, according to a new study. Neanderthal remains believed to ...

Starosele on the Crimean Peninsula has provided plentiful insights into Neanderthal migration. Findings regarding this have been published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of ...

Stone tools from the Lincombian–Ranisian–Jerzmanowician (LRJ) culture uncovered at Ranis. Item 1 is a partial bifacial blade point characteristic of the LRJ. Item 2 also contains finely made bifacial ...

Neanderthals have fascinated scientists since they were first discovered in the 19th century. Their long heads and low brow ...

New studies provide the first genetic evidence that humans interbred with Neanderthals in Europe. In 2002, archaeologists discovered the jawbone of a human who lived in Europe about 40,000 years ago.

Climate and herbivore species during MIS3. (A) Köppen-Geiger climate classification in each archaeo-paleontological site included in this study. D, continental; C ...