Neanderthals tended to bury their dead in caves, while early modern humans buried their dead in the fetal position, new ...

When Hotlegs took the initial steps to write and record “Neanderthal Man,” they were not intending to write a song at all, ...

Scientists have produced a remarkable reconstruction of what a Neanderthal woman would have looked like when she was alive. It is based on the flattened, shattered remains of a skull whose bones ...

One of the more enduring mysteries about Neanderthals is whether they had a spoken language, a trait that’s impossible to ...

Learn how early humans employed specialized fire pits to create resins needed to attach stone tool parts to wooden shafts.

The last Ice Age proved to be a decisive period for the cave-dwelling Neanderthals ... invasion from our most recent ancestor, Cro-Magnon man.

Now some archaeologists think competition may have played a role in burials. Decades ago, Neanderthal burials at Shanidar Cave in Iraq first sparked debate about whether the hominins intentionally ...

If your recent ancestry lies outside of Africa, you can safely assume that you carry some Neanderthal DNA. Human origins expert Professor Chris Stringer discusses what this Neanderthal inheritance may ...

The group had traveled for thousands of miles, crossing Africa and the Middle East until finally reaching the dimly lit ...

A recent study found that people with Neanderthal DNA are more sensitive to certain types of pain. Curiously, the effects ...