In short: Wells assumed Neanderthals were unintelligent brutes. And he was absolutely not alone. For around a century, this was the prevailing narrative about Neanderthals. It was present, not just in ...

She suffered a broken right eye socket, nerve damage to that eye and a 20-stitch gash to her forehead that left a scar. She also suffers from migraines and mental trauma. “There were moments when, ...

This recent archaeological finding lays bare a fascinating aspect of Neanderthal behaviour, which includes their penchant for collecting. Found in the Prado Vargas Cave, this marine fossil ...

They found a pit dug into the ground at Gilbraltar’s seaside Vanguard Cave, which was used by Neanderthals to extract sticky resin from woody plants. “The results are highly significant in ...

To put this in perspective, the average modern human brain size is between 1,090 to 1,880 milliliters, and our famous cousin, the Neanderthals, ranged from 1,120 to 1,740 milliliters. What makes the ...

While Neanderthals have been found to create glue-like substances with other materials, this finding, if confirmed, would be the first sign of Neanderthals burning the rockrose plant to make tar ...

The Neanderthal groups that inhabited a cave in what is now Spain approximately 46,000 years ago gathered and collected fossils, according to a paper published in the journal Quaternary. Collecting is ...

A "provocative" new piece in Nature has proposed a whole new group of ancient humans – cousins of the Denisovans and Neanderthals – that once lived alongside Homo sapiens in eastern Asia more than 100 ...

The move resulted in a bloodied forehead for Cecil, who otherwise appeared unharmed. A now-viral video of the moment and its aftermath was shared on X (formerly Twitter) by Fox College Football.

The discovery of a marine fossil cache in a Spanish cave redefines our perception of Neanderthals. These seemingly useless objects reveal unexpected behaviors. Prado Vargas, a cave nestled in northern ...