Neanderthal remains have high nitrogen levels likely because they munched on maggots, according to a new study in Science Advances
Neanderthals at two nearby caves, Amud and Kebara (Israel), butchered the same prey in different ways, suggesting local food traditions
Interbreeding with Neanderthals may be responsible for modern-day brain condition, Chiari Malformation Type 1
Dental evidence in Atapuerca supports evolutionary links between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Biological Anthropology
Dating of Schöningen spears revised to 200,000 years; world’s oldest complete wooden hunting weapons are 100,000 years younger than previously claimed
First burials: Neanderthal and Homo sapiens interactions in the Mid-Middle Palaeolithic Levant discovered at Tinshemet Cave
Early humans influenced the availability of meat and scavenging animals, in ecosystems 130,000 to 20,000 years ago
Earliest deep-cave ritual compound in Southwest Asia discovered: evidence for a ritual gathering at the Manot Cave, in Galilee, 35,000 years ago
A complex structure for the production of tar, created by Neanderthals, has been discovered at the Vanguard Cave, in Gibraltar; the study in Quaternary Science Reviews
The Neanderthals at Prado Vargas, in the Ojo Guareña Karst Complex, were the first fossil collectors, as they picked Cretaceous marine fossils 46,000 years ago
