Initial observations showed distinct markers, such as a human-like prominent chin, but short, stocky legs akin to a Neanderthal. But at the point of discovery dating was tricky, thanks to the era ...

At the same time, neighboring tribes of archaic hominids – including some that were more Neanderthal-like in appearance – adopted similar customs, all of which suggests that these prehistoric ...

When the team took a closer look at the ochre-stained ... child’s curious blend of human and Neanderthal traits. The skeleton had mostly human-like features, but it also had the body proportions ...

NEW YORK — Scientists have dated the skeleton of an ancient child that caused a stir when it was first discovered because it carries features from both humans and Neanderthals. The child's ...

A study of the inner ear bones of Neanderthals shows a significant loss of diversity in their shape around 110,000 years ago, suggesting a genetic bottleneck that contributed to Neanderthals' decline.

It seems Neanderthals were actually much more like us than we imagined. The journey begins in the Netherlands, where world-renowned reconstruction artists — and identical twin brothers — Adrie ...

But even if you just look at the specific differences, like how many genes are fixed differently between Neanderthals and modern humans, there’s less than 100 genes that are different between a ...

Further analysis revealed that the prehistoric “Lapedo Child” displayed a unique blend of physical characteristics that would soon make them famous: a mixture of both human and Neanderthal fea ...

When paleoanthropologists removed the bones from the dirt, they immediately noticed that the child's skeleton had a "mosaic" of Neanderthal and human features, suggesting it was a hybrid individual.