How can two Neanderthal communities live within ten days’ walk and still remain strangers for 50,000 years? In the Rhone Valley, the rock shelter of Grotte Mandrin, there is a partial set of ...

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

A Neanderthal skull that was crushed to bits 75,000 years ago has been pieced back together and used to recreate the face of a wise-looking archaic woman with dark, flowing hair. Archaeologists ...

Cutting-edge genetics research reveals a startling legacy embedded in our DNA.

After four failed attempts, scientists have at last dated the skeleton of a possible human-Neanderthal hybrid found in Portugal more than two decades ago. The famous and mysterious Lapedo child lived ...

A fossil of the inner ear of a six-year-old Neanderthal child that showed signs of Down syndrome seems to indicate that the ancient, now-extinct species were compassionate caregivers, according to a ...

Deep inside a German cave, archaeologists have uncovered something extraordinary that challenges everything we thought we ...

A fingerprint left by a Neanderthal on a rock 43,000 years ago could be the oldest known figurative representation of a human face, scientists have suggested. The discovery of the pebble marked in ...

The basic outline of the interactions between modern humans and Neanderthals is now well established. The two came in contact as modern humans began their major expansion out of Africa, which occurred ...

A Harvard geneticist discussed cloning Neanderthals, but experts find hang-ups. Jan. 22, 2013— -- A Harvard geneticist has raised eyebrows by declaring that scientists could make a Neanderthal ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...