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Skull From Czech Cave May Contain Oldest Modern Human Genome

7 days ago

Skull From Czech Cave May Contain Oldest Modern Human Genome

Researchers May Have Found True Identity of Ancient ‘Hobbit’ Species

3 weeks ago

Researchers May Have Found True Identity of Ancient ‘Hobbit’ Species

Neanderthals Took Good Care of Their Teeth, Unlike Some of Us

4 weeks ago

Neanderthals Took Good Care of Their Teeth, Unlike Some of Us

Some 46,000 years ago in what is now the Polish highlands, a Neanderthal man got some food stuck between his teeth. So he did what any self-respecting hominin would do — he reached for a toothpick, according to new research.

How This Ancient, Defleshed Human Skull Ended Up in Such a Strange Spot

1 month ago

How This Ancient, Defleshed Human Skull Ended Up in Such a Strange Spot

Did Neanderthals Have the Capacity for Verbal Language?

2 months ago

Did Neanderthals Have the Capacity for Verbal Language?

The Neanderthal of popular imagination is a hideous, ape-like being, lumbering around with his or her crude spear. Rarely do we picture this person, or pre-person, engaged in any kind of conversation, beyond the occasional grunt-off over a spoiled piece of meat. But — depending on which archaeologist/linguist you happen…

Researchers Just Looked at Neanderthal Poop to Understand Their Guts

2 months ago

Researchers Just Looked at Neanderthal Poop to Understand Their Guts

More Evidence That Neanderthals Were ‘Absorbed’ by Humans, Not Wiped Out

2 months ago

More Evidence That Neanderthals Were ‘Absorbed’ by Humans, Not Wiped Out

George Dvorsky

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