A 140,000-year-old skull found in Israel may belong to a child born to a Neanderthal and a Homo sapien, according to a new anatomical research. The remains of a 5-year-old girl was discovered in 1929 ...

It has been over 40,000 years since the last of the Neanderthals, our ancient human cousins, disappeared from the Earth. But from the shape of your nose to whether someone is an early riser, ...

(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 ...

The discovery rewrites the history of interbreeding between Homo sapiens and Neanderthals. In a new study published in the journal l’Anthropologie, scientists have identified the earliest-known ...

This interpretation of Neanderthal-Homo sapiens hybridization requires caution, however, as anatomical features can be more ambiguous than genetic data, and factors such as an individual’s life ...

In a new study published in the journal l'Anthropologie, scientists have identified the earliest-known example of human interbreeding with Neanderthals. It offers stunning new insight into the ancient ...