A unique archaeological find has recently expanded our knowledge of Neanderthals’ capacity for symbolic thought. The object in question is a granite stone, on which a red ochre dot was deliberately ...

A newly examined Neanderthal skull, once thought to confirm cold-climate adaptations, has challenged a century-old assumption about their large noses. According to the findings, their nose structure ...

These Neanderthal-derived markers represent just a small part of the overall genetic landscape influencing autism. Visual Processing and Brain Connectivity A particularly striking discovery involved ...

Archaeologists have found the earliest evidence yet of fire technology — and it was created by Neanderthals in England more ...

A fascinating discovery in Crimea has shed new light on Neanderthal migration patterns across Eurasia. Researchers found ancient DNA in a small bone fragment that links Neanderthals from the region to ...

The hearth was situated close to a natural water source where these early humans are thought to have set up camp.

Evidence uncovered in a field in Suffolk, England indicates that ancient humans intentionally harnessed fire more than ...

Researchers excavating an ancient Neanderthal site in southern England found evidence not just of a hearth, but of its ...

(CNN) — In a rocky outcrop on Mount Carmel, in what is now Israel, a group of ancient humans buried their dead about 140,000 years ago. Scientists uncovered the site, called Skhul Cave, in 1928, and ...

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