An articulated Neanderthal skeleton that was discovered during an excavation at the famous Shanidar Cave in Iraqi Kurdistan.

When modern humans first migrated out of Africa about 60,000 years ago, they crossed paths with Neanderthals. Over thousands ...

According to new CT scans and models, parts of the 140,000-year-old skull resemble those of modern humans, while the jaw appears to be more similar to those of our extinct relatives ...

The oldest-known hominin track sites found in southwest Europe provide clues to the hunting patterns of Neanderthals. Experts ...

This evidence poses the question of why current human populations are predominantly descended from the latest “out of Africa” ...

A new study has found that a gene variant inherited from Neanderthals still affects the muscles of some people living ...

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Neanderthals in two Israeli caves used distinct meat-cutting methods, hinting at cultural food traditions passed down through ...

Genetic legacy of our ancient cousins could be making it harder for some people to reach their athletic potential.

Neanderthals living in Israel some 70,000 years ago butchered prey in markedly different ways, suggesting they had dinner preferences ...

For Neanderthal hunters equipped with wood and stone hunting tools, the place was a veritable buffet. And you might expect ...