Fossils from a Spanish cave have been newly analyzed, and it was found that Neanderthals were possibly capable of abstract [… ...

A new study confirms that Neanderthals created hand paintings in the Maltravieso cave in Spain, dating back over 66,000 years, rewriting our understanding of Neanderthal culture and art.

A mysterious fossil discovery suggests Neanderthals were able to have abstract thoughts and ideas prior to human interaction.

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 ...

A new analysis of fossils found in a Spanish cave suggests Neanderthals were capable of abstract thought, before any ...

You can always cheer yourself up later, when it’s over. The Limits of Positive Thinking According to Universidad Autónoma de Madrid’s Pablo Briñol and Ohio State University’s Richard Petty ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...