Neanderthals
Extremely painful: Evidence suggests Neanderthals performed root canals 59,000 years ago
"The concept of ‘This hurts, and I’m going to work on it, because if I get this out of here it’s going to feel better eventually.’ That’s something where you’re going to tolerate quite a lot of inter
Central-Eastern Europe's oldest Neanderthal group identified by DNA taken from teeth - study
Remains from Israel’s North show Neanderthal children grew faster than modern humans - study
Neanderthal children in central Europe may have hunted turtles for materials, not for food - study
Mystery at Petralona Cave: 286,000-year-old skull near Thessaloniki upends the human family tree
Buried for hundreds of thousands of years, the Petralona cranium finally reveals its ancient secret.
Earliest proof of Neanderthals, Homo sapiens interbreeding discovered by Israeli archaeologists
Discovered approximately 90 years ago, the fossil was reanalyzed using advanced micro-CT scanning and 3D modeling.
Neanderthals ate maggots from rotting meat, new research finds
Melanie Beasley, a researcher at Purdue University, stated, "Large quantities of larvae were available, they are easy to collect, and they are rich in nutrients."
Neanderthal recipes: Study reveals how Neanderthals living in Northern Israel butchered their meat
These differences in butchery practices cannot be explained by tool type, skill, or available resources, indicating that cultural practices might be responsible.
Did Neanderthals have 'family recipes'? Study suggests butchery practices in ancient groups
Their meticulous examination of cut-marks on the remains of animal prey revealed patterns that cannot be explained by differences in skill, resources, or available tools at each site.
Neanderthals' 125,000-year-old 'grease factory' discovered at Neumark-Nord in Germany
The evidence constitutes the earliest clear case of intensive grease-rendering yet documented for the Paleolithic.
World's oldest Neanderthal fingerprint found on 43,000-year-old pebble in Spain
Researchers suggest the pebble may represent one of the earliest human facial symbolizations in prehistory.
Archaeologists date 80,000-year-old Neanderthal bone spearhead found in North Caucasus cave
This finding disproves the myth of Neanderthals' primitiveness: they planned complex composite tools.
Earliest symbolic burial practices found in Tinshemet Cave, Israel
Evidence suggests Neanderthals and Homo sapiens shared burial customs and symbolic behaviors.
Researchers precisely date Lapedo child, Neanderthal-Human hybrid
'The new date for the child is consistent with original estimates for the age of the burial, but it has changed our interpretation of the burial events themselves,' said lead author Bethan Linscott.
