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Stone Age Megastructure Found at the Bottom of the Baltic Sea
Divers working off the coast of Rostock, Germany, have found the broken-up remains of a wall on the bottom of the Baltic Sea. Researchers believe the Stone Age construction is over 10,000 years old, potentially making it the oldest human megastructure in Europe, and was likely used to herd prey during hunts. The wall dates…
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New Study Explores Why Some People Have So Much Neanderthal DNA
A sweeping analysis of European and Asian genomes over the last 40,000 years reveals when and how some genetic exchange occurred between Homo sapiens and our closest cousins, Homo neanderthalensis. It also shows how the Neanderthals’ genetic footprint depended on later exchanges between members of our own species. Neanderthals are an extinct species of hominin…
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57,000-Year-Old Cave Engravings Were the Work of Neanderthals, Researchers Say
It’s now consensus that Neanderthals were complex, social cousins of Homo sapiens that disappeared from the Earth around 40,000 years ago. But our lost relatives just became more complex, with the discovery of ancient cave engravings in France that appear to be their handiwork.
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Cut Marks on 125,000-Year-Old Bones Suggest Neanderthals Butchered Giant Elephants
Historical finds of elephant remains alongside stone tools have long prompted speculation among researchers that early humans or other hominin species may have relied on the massive mammals for food.