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2w ago

Neanderthals and Homo Sapiens Left Similar Tools and Shell Ornaments at Turkish Cave, Study Finds

Evidence from layered deposits at Üçağızlı II points to cultural transmission in the Levantine corridor and could reshape ideas about Early Eurasian populations.

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3w ago

Elephant Tooth Isotopes Tie Neanderthal Hunting to Long-Range Prey at Neumark-Nord

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7mo ago

Study Finds Earliest Strong Evidence of Hominin Fire-Making at 400,000-Year-Old English Site

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8mo ago

Study Traces Primate Kissing to a Common Ape Ancestor 16–21 Million Years Ago

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8mo ago

Altamura Neanderthal’s Nose Reconstruction Overturns Claimed Cold-Adaptation Traits

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8mo ago

Tiny DNA Tweaks Tied to Neanderthals’ Bigger Jaws, Study Finds

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9mo ago

Early Humans in Italy Butchered a 404,000-Year-Old Elephant and Turned Its Bones Into Tools

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11mo ago

140,000-Year-Old Skhul Child Shows Mixed Traits, Pointing to Early Human–Neanderthal Interbreeding

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last yr.

Study Finds Maggot Consumption Could Explain Neandertals’ High Nitrogen Levels

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Neanderthals Traveled 2,000 Miles Across Eurasia Using River Valleys

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last yr.

Schöningen Spears Confirmed as 200,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Hunting Tools

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35,000-Year-Old Ritual Site Discovered in Manot Cave, Israel

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2y ago

Scientists Recreate Neanderthal Bird Cooking Techniques

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2y ago

Oldest Human Viruses Discovered in 50,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Bones

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2y ago

New Insights on Neanderthals Challenge Old Stereotypes

Neanderthals

Neanderthals and Homo Sapiens Left Similar Tools and Shell Ornaments at Turkish Cave, Study Finds

Neanderthals and Humans Left a Shared Material Culture at Üçağızlı II Cave

Neanderthal Tooth Shows Earliest Known Dental Surgery, Study Finds

New Studies Challenge Idea That Smarter Humans Drove Neanderthals to Extinction

Ancient DNA Switches Tied to Language Predate the Human–Neanderthal Split

Neanderthals Hunted Turtles North of the Alps, New Study Finds

Elephant Tooth Isotopes Tie Neanderthal Hunting to Long-Range Prey at Neumark-Nord

Study Finds Earliest Strong Evidence of Hominin Fire-Making at 400,000-Year-Old English Site

Study Traces Primate Kissing to a Common Ape Ancestor 16–21 Million Years Ago

Altamura Neanderthal’s Nose Reconstruction Overturns Claimed Cold-Adaptation Traits

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Tiny DNA Tweaks Tied to Neanderthals’ Bigger Jaws, Study Finds

Early Humans in Italy Butchered a 404,000-Year-Old Elephant and Turned Its Bones Into Tools

140,000-Year-Old Skhul Child Shows Mixed Traits, Pointing to Early Human–Neanderthal Interbreeding

Study Finds Maggot Consumption Could Explain Neandertals’ High Nitrogen Levels

Neanderthals Traveled 2,000 Miles Across Eurasia Using River Valleys

Schöningen Spears Confirmed as 200,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Hunting Tools

35,000-Year-Old Ritual Site Discovered in Manot Cave, Israel

Scientists Recreate Neanderthal Bird Cooking Techniques

Oldest Human Viruses Discovered in 50,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Bones

New Insights on Neanderthals Challenge Old Stereotypes

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