Ancient DNA reveals new twists in Neanderthal migration. Genetic surprises pulled from 120,000-year-old bones showcase the nuanced history of this close human relative.

First Set of Modern Humans to Enter Europe Vanished in 5000 Years — and Left No Descendants The book of human evolution has ...

In contrast, no evidence was found that thinner enamel is linked to more complex tooth morphology, as has been proposed for Neanderthals. "It is important to continue investigating this possible ...

Many scientists now consider Neanderthals capable of symbolic thought. Their tool sets varied across regions, and some shaped pigments into lumps or used them for body decoration. Although modern ...

And this isn’t the first time Neanderthal genetic variants have been identified as a considerable risk factor for a disease: In 2020, Zeberg co-authored a groundbreaking study in the journal ...

Neanderthals may have trekked thousands of miles across Eurasia much faster than we ever imagined. New computer simulations suggest they used river valleys like natural highways to cross daunting ...

Recent scholarship has concluded that Neanderthals made a second major migration from Eastern Europe to Central and Eastern Eurasia between 120,000 and 60,000 years ago. But the routes they took ...

The team’s method estimated that the life expectancy for Neanderthals was 37.8 years, and the same for another extinct member of the Homo family tree: Homo denisova, better known as the Denisovans.

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Results indicated that the Krapina Neanderthals were more variable than those from Sima de los Huesos, which means genetic diversity must have increased between 430,000 and 120,000 years ago.

The image of the Neanderthal fingerprint obtained via multi-spectrum analysis. Image credits: Álvarez-Alonso et al Most known prehistoric art is linked to Homo sapiens, which is why for a long ...