Paradigm-shattering discovery reveals that the relationship between early humans and Neanderthals was more complex than ...

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Neanderthals and Homo sapiens shared technology and customs ... The placement of significant artifacts—such as stone tools, animal bones, and ochre chunks—within the burial pits may further indicate ...

Neanderthals were intelligent, strong, and skilled early humans. From tool-making to burial rituals, discover 10 fascinating facts about our extinct relatives and their lasting legacy.

Sharp stone technology chipped over three million years allowed early humans to exploit animal and plant food resources. But how did the production of stone tools -- called 'knapping' -- start?

A cave in Israel reveals traces of coexistence between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens that differs significantly from what was ...

"Compared to Neanderthals and chimpanzees who continue growing longer, human facial growth stops earlier, around adolescence, resulting in a smaller adult face." The study is published in the ...

"People have lived here for time immemorial and have been processing native plants on ground stone tools for a long time too," said archaeobotanist Stefania Wilks, a NHMU research assistant and ...

Last Word is New Scientist’s long-running series in which readers give scientific answers to each other’s questions, ranging from the minutiae of everyday life to absurd astronomical ...

Difference between humans, chimpanzees and Neanderthals: In humans, facial growth slows during childhood and stops during adolescence. Decline in bone cell activity: During puberty, the activity of ...