People with Chiari malformations have a skull shape similar to Neanderthals, suggesting that the condition may be caused by ...

A new DNA model suggests humans didn't reach Australia until 50,000 years ago, but archaeological data disagrees.

The researchers believe that Neanderthals, an extinct species of human known to have lived in that area as far back as ...

The hunting and gathering activities of early humans required a high-calorie diet consisting of a variety of ...

An articulated Neanderthal skeleton that was discovered during an excavation at the famous Shanidar Cave in Iraqi Kurdistan.

Grease is the word – at least, it was for Neanderthals living in what is now Germany some 125,000 years ago. New research ...

This practice has been documented as far back as 28,000 years ago, but has not been confirmed at older sites, making ...

Neanderthals have long been the subject of intense scientific debate. This is largely because we still lack clear answers to some of the big questions about their existence and supposed disappearance.

Nord, Germany, systematically transported and processed the bones of at least 172 large mammals to extract nutrient-rich ...

An ancient human site in Germany features animal bones that were smashed into small pieces and heated to extract fat 125,000 ...

India’s complex ancestry—intertwined with Iranian farmers, Steppe herders, and local hunter-gatherers—has now been decoded through genomic data from 2,762 people. The study uncovers surprising levels ...

The fingerprint, discovered on a painted pebble in a Spanish cave, represents the oldest known evidence of Neanderthal ...