New Fossil Evidence Challenges Long-Held Beliefs About Neanderthal Origins
New study challenges the theory that Neanderthals originated after an evolutionary event that implied the loss of part of ...
Neanderthals and Early Humans Hung Out Way More Than We Thought, Study Finds
The first-ever published research out of Tinshemet Cave indicates the two human species regularly interacted and shared ...
First burials: Compelling evidence that Neanderthal and Homo sapiens engaged in cultural exchange
The first-ever published research on Tinshemet Cave reveals that Neanderthals and Homo sapiens in the mid-Middle Paleolithic ...
Scientists Found a Human-Neanderthal Hybrid Who Lived Long After His People Went Extinct
Neanderthal genes seem to have hung around long after Neanderthals themselves did, as new scientific dating of the famed Lapedo Child remains shows that remains of a child with both human and ...
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Mysterious Skeleton of Child With Human and Neanderthal Traits Has Finally Been Dated by Archaeologists
In 1998, archaeologists discovered the skeletal remains of a child in Portugal’s Lapedo Valley. When the team took a closer ...
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Humans Started Using Language 135,000 Years Ago, Genetic Study Finds
A new genetic study suggests humans developed language at least 135,000 years ago, reshaping our understanding of early ...
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World’s Oldest Human Burials Show Neanderthals And Homo Sapiens Shared Culture And Technology
“Most of the hominins that we see during this period of time are hybrids ,” study author Professor Yossi Zaidner told ...
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Evidence of Neanderthal habitation discovered in Qamari Cave, western Iran
A team of archaeologists has discovered some evidence of Neanderthal habitation during their recent survey conducted in ...
Age of Famous Neanderthal Hybrid Child Pinpointed With Breakthrough Method
The new approach to radiocarbon dating could soon be applied to other Paleolithic human sites, improving our understanding of ...
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East Asians who can digest lactose can thank Neanderthal genes
Unique versions of the lactase gene found in the genomes of East Asian people may have increased in prevalence within the ...
Scientists pinpoint age of suspected human-Neanderthal hybrid child
Advanced radiocarbon dating has provided the most accurate age assessment yet for the “Lapedo Child,” one of the most ...
Scientists date remains of an ancient child that resembles both humans and Neanderthals
NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have dated the skeleton of an ancient child that caused a stir when it was first discovered ...