Simulation Reveals First Encounters of Neanderthals and Modern Humans in Europe ...

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

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

New research indicates that humans shaped their environments through hunting and controlled use of fire tens of thousands of ...

Clues from studies of ancient plants and animals have helped archaeologists pin down where the last Neanderthals found refuge ...

In 1993, researchers exploring a cave in southern Italy found a sinkhole leading to a tunnel. At the end of the tunnel was a ...

Archaeologists opened a hidden cave sealed for 40,000 years, and what they discovered inside left them in awe!

Researchers have uncovered compelling evidence that Neanderthals repeatedly deposited horned animal skulls in a Spanish cave over thousands of years, suggesting a culturally transmitted ritual ...

The ability to make fire on demand has long been seen as a turning point in our evolutionary story. It unlocked benefits like cooking food, staying warm, and protection from predators. For thousands ...

Using a specially developed simulation model, researchers at the University of Cologne have traced and analysed the dynamics of possible encounters between Neanderthals and anatomically modern humans ...

Forty-one thousand years ago, a Belgian cave held a grim Neanderthal scene: among animal bones lay remains of six people, split for marrow and marked by stone blades. The mass media’s blind spot on ...