Dating of Schöningen spears revised to 200,000 years; world’s oldest complete wooden hunting weapons are 100,000 years younger than previously claimed
Neanderthal and modern human children living during the Upper Palaeolithic may have faced similar levels of childhood stress but at different developmental stages
Homo sapiens already reached northwest Europe more than 45,000 years ago and lived alongside Neanderthals, according to three new studies
Human ancestors preferred mosaic landscapes and high ecosystem diversity, according to a new study in the journal Science
A study, an analysis of the large herbivore skulls found at Cueva Des-Cubierta, confirms that the Neanderthals possessed symbolic capacity
Early human habitats linked to past climate shifts. A study published in Nature by an international team of scientists provides clear evidence
A study, published in the Journal of Anatomy, proposes the low genetic diversity of the Neanderthals as the principal cause of their extinction
A genomic analysis in samples of Neanderthals and modern humans shows a decrease in ADHD-associated genetic variants