Did Archaeologists Uncover Evidence of a Neanderthal “Skull Cult” in This Ancient Spanish Cave?
Archaeologists in Spain have discovered an odd collection of animal bones that may point to evidence of an ancient Neanderthal "skull cult."
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Neanderthals’ Disappearance May Not Have Been from Extinction, Controversial New Study Argues
Neanderthals may not have truly gone extinct, according to a new mathematical model that suggests they underwent genetic dilution over time.
A Mysterious Fossil from an Unknown Humanlike Species Once Baffled Scientists. Now We Know What It Is.
A once-mysterious fossil of an early hominin that walked the Earth alongside early modern humans has now been identified as Denisovan.
Breakthrough Radiocarbon Analysis Sheds Light on Mysterious Human-Neanderthal Hybrid Remains
Scientists have successfully dated the remains of the Lapedo Child, which possesses a "mosaic" of Human and Neanderthal features.
75,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Woman’s Facial Reconstruciton Sheds New Light on Our Archaic Human Ancestors
Archaeologists from The University of Cambridge have unveiled the reconstructed face of a 75,000-year-old Neanderthal woman.
40,000 Years Ago, Neanderthals Developed This Sticky Technology to Help Them Craft Stronger Tools
Neanderthals in Europe were using a glue-like adhesive around 40,000 years ago, new research reveals.
New AI Genome Analysis Finds Unknown “Ghost” Ancestor in Eurasian DNA
New findings show how AI could help explain the features of an unrecognized "hybrid" teenage girl who lived 50,000 years ago.