More than just mere cavemen, our Stone Age kin exhibited intelligence in surprising ways, making them more human than previously thought.
Neanderthals and Homo sapiens shared technology and customs in the Levant, shaping early human culture through cooperation.
By comparing modern human, Neanderthal, and chimpanzee skulls, researchers have uncovered a unique trait having to do with ...
Modern humans and Neanderthals are classified as separate species. According to biologists, they shouldn’t have been able to ...
Human faces are famously flatter than those of other primates. Neanderthals, by contrast, had prominent, projecting midfaces ...
The new approach to radiocarbon dating could soon be applied to other Paleolithic human sites, improving our understanding of ...
The fact that groups of Homo from this time and place often share anatomical features of both modern humans and Neanderthals suggest "these are actually hybrids that are using the same culture," ...
At the same time, neighboring tribes of archaic hominids – including some that were more Neanderthal-like in appearance – adopted similar customs, all of which suggests that these prehistoric ...
Homo sapiens may have evolved good distance-running abilities, but Neanderthals were probably stronger and faster over short ...
Clearly, the relationship between early humans and Neanderthals was more complex than originally ... engaged in continuous exchanges that shaped their learning, survival, culture, and ...