C. G. Seligman, in the chair, a paper by Sir Arthur Keith on “The Discovery of Neanderthal Man in Malta, with an account of the Survey of the Cave in which the evidence was found (Ghar Dalam ...

For decades, we've thought of our Neanderthal cousins as brutish, primitive beings. Second-class humans driven extinct by their own fallibility and stupidity. But as we are fast learning ...

They were groups of archaic Neanderthal-like Homo, Neanderthals and Homo sapiens. “These groups interacted and developed a homogeneous culture, including in their hunting techniques and tool ...

Unique versions of the lactase gene found in the genomes of East Asian people may have increased in prevalence within the ...

Illustration representing Homo sapiens and the Neanderthal sharing technology and behavior. Excavations at Tinshemet Cave continue to uncover a wealth of information, changing history books.

A team’s investigation of ancient human burials in Israel’s Tinshemet Cave has revealed evidence that Homo sapiens and our nearest cousins, the Neanderthals, intermingled in ancient times ...

The first-ever published research on Tinshemet Cave reveals that Neanderthals and Homo sapiens in the mid-Middle Paleolithic Levant not only coexisted but actively interacted, sharing technology ...

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 ...

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 remains were ...

Decades after its initial discovery, the skeleton of a prehistoric child who possessed both human and Neanderthal attributes has now been directly dated. Archaeologists have confirmed that the ...

When the team took a closer look at the ochre-stained bones, they were surprised to find that the “Lapedo child” had a mix of both Neanderthal and human features. Using radiocarbon dating ...