Neanderthals have long been the subject of intense scientific debate. This is largely because we still lack clear answers to ...

Could cosmic radiation from a magnetic pole shift explain Neanderthal extinction? A new study from the University of Michigan ...

Scientists explore the mystery of Neanderthal extinction. A new theory links their disappearance to the Laschamp event. This ...

Neanderthals aren’t typically thought of as great artisans or crafters, though they did make some pretty impressive weapons and other tools. In the past, the general consensus was that the ...

Boomerangs are some of humanity’s oldest tools. In the northernmost region of Australia, 50,000-year-old cave art appears to ...

When the archaeologists dated the boomerang in Poland, it was dated to 30,000 years ago. In the same area, a human thumb bone ...

Oldest Neanderthal Weapon Dates Back Over 70,000 Years, And Is Carved From A Bison Leg Bone. No, modern humans weren’t the first to craft pointed weapons using bones.

Europe’s earliest known boomerang, carved from mammoth tusk and over 40,000 years old, reveals advanced skills of early Homo ...