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
UK Boxgrove fossils highlight complexities of human evolution in new study
A comparison between the UK's Boxgrove fossils and the Sima de Los Huesos in Spain has led to new understandings of the links between some of Europe's earliest humans.
Ancient DNA gives rare insight into how Neanderthal families lived
The findings of this peer-reviewed study shed light on the social organization and structure of Neanderthal communities and families, how they lived and who moved around.
Neanderthals, early humans overlapped in Europe for thousands of years - study
A new study claims there was co-existence between two species of man over a duration of at least 1,400 to 2,900 years.
Ancient DNA from China suggests Native Americans’ Asian roots
The research behind this discovery started over three decades ago, when a group of Chinese archaeologists discovered a large set of bones in southern China’s Yunnan Province.
The Neanderthal lifestyle: archeological insights from Valencia
The Los Aljezares open-air site is "rich in lithic, faunal and archaeobotanical materials, and well-dated in time."
Analysis of 5,000-year-old DNA could help solve mystery of genetic changes in Europe
Two tall skeletons were discovered in Serbia, and their extracted DNA might help to shed light on the mystery of genetic changes that took place in Europe five thousand years ago.
Neanderthal genetic variant raises risk for COVID-19, protects from HIV - study
"Bad news if a person contracts COVID-19, good news because it offers protection against getting infected with HIV."
New evidence shows history of human species more complex than thought
The most ancient human species includes fossils that date to the time at which our lineage separated from the lineages leading to chimpanzees and bonobos.
French cave reveals evidence of first modern humans in Europe
Sandwiched between archaeological layers of Neanderthal remains early human child’s tooth confirms both early hominins lived there at the same time.
Oldest known prehistoric footprints found in Crete
The six-million-year-old footprints may challenge beliefs about the evolution of humanity.
