Scientists have been volleying the question back and forth for more than a century. Neanderthals, which disappeared from the archaeological record roughly 40,000 years ago, have long been ...

But upon closer inspection, it turned out to be nothing short of the real thing: a rare Neanderthal axe from a significant moment in the hominin’s history, making it the second ever found in Sussex.

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Neanderthals disappeared around 40,000 years ago, leaving behind a genetic legacy within modern humans. This context makes it unlikely that Neanderthals used fire in Manot Cave’s ritual chamber, ...

Around 900,000 years ago stone tech 2.0 was released into Spain. University of Santiago de Compostela anthropologist Diego ...

Did you know that almost everyone outside of Africa has around 2% Neanderthal DNA in their genomes? Video by Pierangelo Pirak. The AI market is experiencing rapid growth but expert says the market ...

Neanderthals and other prehistoric humans didn’t merely hang out in the cave, the team concluded; they also brought in torches and took the time to carve a geometric pattern in a distinctive ...

The new findings suggest that Manot Cave’s deepest chamber was likely a gathering space for rituals that enhanced social bonds. A particular stalagmite revealed soot residue dating back 36,000 years, ...

Dec. 12, 2024 — Neanderthal genes make up 1-2% of the genomes of non-Africans. Scientists analyzed the lengths of regions of Neanderthal DNA in 58 ancient Eurasian genomes of early modern humans ...