Neanderthals

Neanderthals' 125,000-year-old 'grease factory' discovered at Neumark-Nord in Germany

The evidence constitutes the earliest clear case of intensive grease-rendering yet documented for the Paleolithic.

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 World's oldest Neanderthal fingerprint found on 43,000-year-old pebble in Spain. Illustration.

World's oldest Neanderthal fingerprint found on 43,000-year-old pebble in Spain

 Archaeologists date 80,000-year-old Neanderthal bone spearhead found in North Caucasus cave.

Archaeologists date 80,000-year-old Neanderthal bone spearhead found in North Caucasus cave

 Earliest symbolic burial practices found in Tinshemet Cave, Israel.

Earliest symbolic burial practices found in Tinshemet Cave, Israel


Researchers precisely date Lapedo child, Neanderthal-Human hybrid

'The new date for the child is consistent with original estimates for the age of the burial, but it has changed our interpretation of the burial events themselves,' said lead author Bethan Linscott.

 Researchers precisely date Neanderthal-Human hybrid using advanced radiocarbon analysis.

Neanderthal inner ears labyrinth hold clues to their ‘bottleneck event’, a rapid decline in numbers

Drastic climatic changes likely had profound impacts on the genetic and morphological variability of the Neanderthal lineage.

 Neanderthal inner ears labyrinth hold clues to their ‘bottleneck event’, a rapid decline in numbers. Illustration.

Blood incompatibility with Homo sapiens may have led to Neanderthal extinction

If Neanderthal women mated with Homo sapiens or Denisovan men, there was a high risk of newborns having neonatal hemolytic disease.

 Blood incompatibility with Homo sapiens may have led to Neanderthal extinction.

Researchers use skeletons from Israel, Iraq to find source of Neanderthals' super strength

Neanderthals relied on strategic ambushes that required explosive strength and precision, allowing them to overpower large prey such as lions, cave bears, and prehistoric elephants.

 Researchers use skeletons from Israel, Iraq to find source of Neanderthals' super strength.

Child, teen, and adult: Neanderthal teeth found at Arbreda Cave illuminate prehistoric life

The research in the *American Journal of Biological Anthropology* suggests Neanderthals at Cova de l'Arbreda alternated between short seasonal stays and longer settlements.

 Child, teen, and adult: Neanderthal teeth found at Arbreda Cave illuminate prehistoric life.

University of Buffalo researchers uncover ancient roots of carb addiction

This finding suggests that Homo sapiens had a taste for starch much before the domestication of crops shaped the human diet.

 University of Buffalo researchers uncover ancient roots of carb addiction.

Discovery in Prado Vargas Cave suggests Neanderthals practiced abstract thinking

Researchers believe marine fossils were deliberately collected by Neanderthals, despite holding no practical value.

 Researchers believe marine fossils were deliberately collected by Neanderthals, despite holding no practical value.

Do you have Neanderthal teeth? Study shows how neanderthal genes shape modern human mouths

At least one gene believed to have been inherited due to interbreeding with ancient humans.

 Study shows how neanderthal genes shape modern human mouths.

New studies show humans and Neanderthals interbred over 7,000 years

Neanderthal ancestry entered the human genome over an extended period between 50,500 and 43,500 years ago.

New studies show humans and Neanderthals interbred over 7,000 years. Illustration.

Boy, 9, finds 60,000-year-old Neanderthal hand axe

Neanderthal hand axes are rare in Sussex; this is the first to be found in years, making Ben's discovery doubly special.

 Ben Witten and the remarkable finding.

New Neanderthal lineage discovered in France

A discovery of an isolated gene of Neanderthal DNA in France could potentially explain extinction patterns.

An exhibit shows the life of a neanderthal family in a cave in the new Neanderthal Museum in the northern town of Krapina February 25, 2010.