Neanderthals and Homo sapiens shared technology and customs in the Levant, shaping early human culture through cooperation.

Paradigm-shattering discovery reveals that the relationship between early humans and Neanderthals was more complex than ...

As I write, hundreds of ancient human remains are secretly being buried in a remote desert 1,000km from Sydney (New South ...

Neanderthals were intelligent, strong, and skilled early humans. From tool-making to burial rituals, discover 10 fascinating facts about our extinct relatives and their lasting legacy.

The intricate cave system perched deep in an isolated stretch of Spanish mountains contained the remains of an ancient and ...

The Lapedo child, discovered in Portugal in 1998, has fascinated scientists for over two decades. This enigmatic skeleton, which exhibits both human and Neanderthal traits, has fueled debate about ...

After four failed attempts, scientists have at last dated the skeleton of a possible human-Neanderthal hybrid found in Portugal more than two decades ago. The famous and mysterious Lapedo child lived ...

C. G. Seligman, in the chair, a paper by Sir Arthur Keith on “The Discovery of Neanderthal Man in Malta, with an account of the Survey of the Cave in which the evidence was found (Ghar Dalam ...

It remains uncertain in which direction these practices were exchanged — say, if modern humans adopted Neanderthal hunting strategies, or if Neanderthals embraced modern human burial rites, or if they ...

The ochre-stained skeleton of the roughly 4- or 5-year-old child—experts believe the body was wrapped in a painted animal skin for burial in the Lagar Velho rock shelter—when found “exhibited a mosaic ...

Neanderthal genes seem to have hung around ... experts believe the body was wrapped in a painted animal skin for burial in the Lagar Velho rock shelter—when found “exhibited a mosaic of ...

Some movies are about history, but others deal with matters that predate history. There’s something fascinating about prehistoric times, and it gets even more intriguing when you bring those ...