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Neanderthals and Modern Humans May Have Shared a Shell-Collecting Tradition in Türkiye for 20,000 Years

Learn how shells found in a Turkish cave may show Neanderthals and modern humans shared culture, tools, and symbolic habits.

Artefacts hint at cultural exchange between Neanderthals and humans

A cave on the Turkish Mediterranean coast was inhabited first by Neanderthals and then Homo sapiens, but the continuity of tools and personal objects suggests there was some sharin...

Neanderthals in Northwestern Europe Lived in Connected Communities — Challenging Ideas About Their Extinction

Learn more about what the DNA of late Neanderthals reveals about  their extinction theories. 

Let’s Catch Up with the Neanderthals!

Remember the famous Neanderthal brain that was supposed to be inferior to the modern one, rendering them the big, dumb brutes of legend? Source

Genomes of Europe’s Last Neanderthals Analyzed

LEIDEN, THE NETHERLANDS—According to a statement released by Leiden University, Marie Soressi of Leiden University […] The post Genomes of Europe’s Last Neanderthals Analyzed appea...

Neanderthals nearly disappeared 75,000 years ago, but one small group in France repopulated Europe

Some of the last Neanderthals were surprisingly genetically diverse

Genetic analysis of Neanderthals in north-western Europe reveals that this population was surprisingly genetically diverse, hinting that inbreeding didn’t lead to the species' demi...

Neanderthals Nearly Vanished 75,000 Years Ago – Then One Group Repopulated Europe

A new study from the Senckenberg Nature Research Society and the University of Tübingen reveals major shifts in Neanderthal genetic history. Near the end of their time in Europe, N...

Neanderthals Snacked on Shellfish During the Winter, a Seasonal Pattern Later Seen in Humans

Learn how Neanderthals living in Southern Europe knew when to collect and eat shellfish, displaying a seasonal strategy just like modern humans.

Neanderthals seasonally ate snails on the seashore of Spain 115,000 years ago

We knew Neanderthals ate seafood if they had to. Now seasonality in marine exploitation has been identified in coastal hominins, and the question is why

Did our modern human ancestors and Neanderthals share a common culture?

Both Neanderthals and Homo sapiens may have shared tools and behavioral practices, new research suggests

Paper: Neanderthal Babies Developed Like Modern Humans

Don’t miss the words of Professor Uthmeier: “both human forms.” What he’s saying is that both Neanderthals and modern humans were “human forms.” Source

Baby fossils reveal link between human and Neanderthal development

An international study of infant remains from 50,000–75,000 years ago has provided new evidence about the developmental trajectory of our evolutionary "cousins," Neanderthals.

Rare Neanderthal baby fossil reveals our ancient relatives may have begun life much like modern humans

Humans And Neanderthals Shared a Culture For 20,000 Years, Cave Discovery Suggests

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Ancient DNA Reveals a Genetic Surprise in The Last Neanderthals

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Modern Humans and Neanderthals May Have Shared Culture

KYOTO, JAPAN—Modern humans and Neanderthals may have shared a common culture over a period of […] The post Modern Humans and Neanderthals May Have Shared Culture appeared first on...

ネアンデルタール人と現生人類 文化交流か トルコの洞窟で発見

トルコ南部の洞窟で、ネアンデルタール人と、現在の人類、ホモ・サピエンスの間に文化的な交流があった可能性を示す貝が見つかったと、京都大学などの研究グループが発表しました。

Neanderthal Fetus Grew Like a Human Baby, While Children’s Teeth May Show Earliest Metabolic Disease

Learn how scans of 50,000- to 75,000-year-old Neanderthal remains from Bavaria traced fetal growth and possible metabolic stress.

The Neanderthal “love story” isn’t what the DNA actually shows

Claims that Neanderthal men "preferred" Homo sapiens women may make for catchy headlines, but the underlying research does not actually show prehistoric romance. The genetic eviden...

Neanderthals ate flies, new study reveals

Yet ancient modern humans in Europe at the same time as entomophagic Neanderthals barely had bug DNA in their teeth. How did this discrepancy arise?

250,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Teeth Analyzed

BURGOS, SPAIN—According to a statement released by the Spanish National Research Center for Human Evolution […] The post 250,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Teeth Analyzed appeared first...

Ancient DNA shared with Neanderthals may explain human language

A tiny set of ancient genetic “switches” may have played a surprisingly large role in making human language possible. Researchers found that these DNA regions, which act like volum...

Ancient DNA reveals the mysterious collapse of Europe's megalith builders

DNA from a 5,000-year-old French megalithic tomb reveals that the people buried before and after a population collapse were genetically unrelated, pointing to a major migration aft...