A team of scientists from the Max Planck Institute have found that Neanderthal DNA in some of us may affect how our skin ...

Learn more about the ancient fossils found at Neumark-Nord and what they reveal about the relationship between migrating ...

A new study shows Neanderthals may have planned hunts for giant elephants using teamwork and knowledge of their environment.

Hunted by Neanderthals, giant elephants travelled hundreds of miles across Europe - Human ancestors hunted large prey in ...

Neumark-Nord in northeastern Germany was a lake landscape in the last interglacial period. It is rich in archaeological finds ...

Neanderthal fossils suggest that they must have endured a lot of pain. “When you look at adult Neanderthal fossils, particularly the bones of the arms and skull, you see [evidence of] fractures,” says ...

Archaeologists unearthed a sealed chamber in Gibraltar's Vanguard Cave. This untouched space, sealed for 40,000 years, preserves a unique glimpse into Neanderthal survival. Animal remains and a whelk ...

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Learn how a new theory suggests Neanderthals inability to survive pregnancy complications like preeclampsia may have helped ...

Neanderthals hunted giant elephants and pursued them over hundreds of miles across Europe, according to a new study of fossils unearthed in Germany. Previous research confirmed that Neanderthals ...

"We think humans brought pyrite to the site with the intention of making fire. And this has huge implications, pushing back the earliest fire-making," said archaeologist Nick Ashton. Scientists have ...