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A reconstruction of the environment that the Margaux woman once inhabited in what is now Belgium's Meuse Valley region. She lived around 10,500 years ago, during the Mesolithic period. | Credit: ©2025 ...

World’s oldest selfie? 43,000-year-old Neanderthal art reveals earliest face perception Detail of the red dot obtained after using a photogrammetric process. Archaeological and Anthropological ...

The discovery could deepen our understanding of the Neanderthal mind, but some experts aren’t convinced by the interpretation of the evidence.

Mysterious Ancient Humans Now Have a Face. Fifteen years after the discovery of a new type of human, the Denisovan, scientists discovered its DNA in a fossilized skull. ... or maybe a Neanderthal.