An analysis of the semicircular canals in Neanderthal ears reveals evidence of a 'bottleneck' event, leading to a reduction ...

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 ...

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 ...

They were groups of archaic Neanderthal-like Homo ... “However, from a biological perspective, developing homogenous characteristics takes much more time. Therefore, they maintained significant ...

which exhibits hybrid characteristics of Neanderthals and modern humans. Thanks to the application of radiocarbon dating on hydroxyproline from collagen—a highly precise method used for poorly ...

The remains of the Lapedo Child, found in Portugal in 1998, showed signs of being both Neanderthal and human, as later confirmed by DNA. New techniques in radiocarbon dating allowed scientists to ...