As if Neanderthals weren’t already mysterious enough, groundbreaking research adds a startling new layer to our understanding ...

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 ...

When Neanderthals in Italy were crossing the Alps, it's likely they took refuge in high-altitude bear caves. A new study of ...

The finding, along with the discovery of a 500,000-year-old hammer made of bone, indicates that our human ancestors were ...

An ancient fragment of bone discovered in the Crimean cave of Starosele is changing what we think about how and where Neanderthals migrated. The fragment, now known as Star 1, turned out to be ...

In 2015, a paleoanthropology team discovered jaw remains of a roughly 42,000-year-old Neanderthal in France. Over the next several years, the team, led by Ludovic Slimak, found more of the Neanderthal ...

For a long time, the Neanderthals were regarded as functional, survival-minded humans who possessed the capabilities of ...

The discovery of a Neanderthal fire pit in southeastern England has revealed that fire was made by humans at least 400,000 years ago. Previously, it was thought that humans had begun to make fire only ...