When Neanderthals in Italy were crossing the Alps, it's likely they took refuge in high-altitude bear caves. A new study of ...

A fossil fragment from Spain suggests a Neanderthal child may have had Down syndrome and survived for years despite severe ...

Clues from studies of ancient plants and animals have helped archaeologists pin down where the last Neanderthals found refuge ...

As if Neanderthals weren’t already mysterious enough, groundbreaking research adds a startling new layer to our understanding ...

A small bone fragment from Denisova Cave revealed a 13-year-old girl with a Neanderthal mother and Denisovan father. This ...

In 1993, researchers exploring a cave in southern Italy found a sinkhole leading to a tunnel. At the end of the tunnel was a ...

A fossil jaw of a distant human relative was discovered much farther north than previously thought possible, revealing new ...

A collection of bones from Casablanca holds important new clues to the origins of modern humans and Neanderthals.

Archaeologists uncover a 500,000-year-old elephant bone tool in Europe, offering rare insight into early human innovation.

65,000-year-old Neanderthal ‘tar factory’ found in Gibraltar cave A groundbreaking archaeological discovery in Vanguard Cave, ...

Researchers have uncovered compelling evidence that Neanderthals repeatedly deposited horned animal skulls in a Spanish cave over thousands of years, suggesting a culturally transmitted ritual ...

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