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 ...

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 ...

For many years, scientists thought early humans first learned to make fire on purpose about 50,000 years ago. This idea came mostly from Neanderthal sites in France. Now, new proof from eastern ...

Until now, the earliest clear evidence of humans creating fire dates to roughly 50,000 years ago. The new findings push that ...

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