Neanderthals and early humans may have interbred over a vast area
An artist’s impression of Neanderthal lifeCHRISTIAN JEGOU/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Homo sapiens and Neanderthals were probably…
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The hunt for where the last Neanderthals lived
Neanderthals often found refuge in cavesGREGOIRE CIRADE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY This is an extract from Our…
Early Neanderthals hunted ibex on steep mountain slopes
Ibex can move nimbly across steep mountain slopesSerge Goujon/Shutterstock Nearly 300,000 years ago, Neanderthals had…
Neanderthals were probably maggot-munchers, not hyper-carnivores
Maggots in rotting meat could have been an important part of ancient dietsChronicle/Alamy Neanderthals may…
Gravity may explain why Neanderthals failed to adopt advanced weaponry
Spear-throwing tools called atlatls allow humans to launch projectiles over great distances, but Neanderthals apparently…
Could Neanderthals Make Art? | Scientific American
For centuries, the "Unicorn Cave," or "Einhornhöhle," in central Germany has been famous for its…
The Naked Neanderthal review: Looking for the real Neanderthals
An artist’s impression of a Neanderthal womanJoe McNally/Getty Images The Naked NeanderthalLudovic Slimak (Allen Lane) FOR most…