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Neanderthals Dined on Crab 90,000 Years Ago
Pieces of shells in a Portuguese cave suggest the early humans cooked and ate crustaceans, according to a new study
Neanderthals Hunted and Butchered Massive Elephants 125,000 Years Ago
Meat from the gigantic animals could have fed hundreds of hominids, according to a new analysis of bones found in central Germany
The Ten Most Significant Science Stories of 2022
From Omicron’s spread to a revelation made using ancient DNA, these were the biggest moments of the past year
Fourteen Discoveries Made About Human Evolution in 2022
Smithsonian paleoanthropologists reveal the year’s most riveting findings about our close relatives and ancestors
Denisovan DNA May Have Shaped Immune Systems in Papua New Guinea
The inherited genetic mutations might provide an advantage in fighting diseases
Neanderthals Cooked Surprisingly Complex Meals
Charred food remnants provide insight into 70,000-year-old dietary practices
Ancient DNA Reveals the First Known Neanderthal Family
The lived with a small community in a Siberian cave some 54,000 years ago
Neanderthals and Modern Humans May Have Shared Ideas for Tools
Modeling research provides a “good starting point” for finding where these species overlapped
Svante Pääbo Wins Nobel Prize for Unraveling the Mysteries of Neanderthal DNA
The Swedish geneticist used 40,000-year-old bones to sequence the early humans' genome
What's the Difference Between a Human and Neanderthal Brain?
One small variation in DNA may have helped Homo sapiens out-compete our ancient relatives
Ancient Molar Found in Laos Could Help Fill in a Gap in Human History
Researchers believe the tooth belongs to a Denisovan girl, making it the first fossil evidence of these hominins in Southeast Asia
Why Early Humans Built Fires in the Center of Lazaret Cave
A new study suggests pre-Neanderthals carefully placed their hearths to minimize smoke exposure while maximizing room for activities
Discovery of Ancient Baby Tooth Places Humans in Western Europe 10,000 Years Earlier Than Previously Thought
The archeologists also uncovered a number of Neanderthal artifacts suggesting the two species coexisted in the area
Baby Buried With Care 10,000 Years Ago Found in Italian Cave
The rare interment suggests that some hunter-gatherer societies imbued female infants with full personhood
New Research Suggests Human-Like Footprints in Crete Date to 6.05 Million Years Ago
The findings could upend scientists' understanding of human evolution—but the paper has proven controversial
To Understand Neanderthal Night-Hunting Methods, Scientists Caught Thousands of Birds With Their Bare Hands in Spanish Caves
Researchers captured more than 5,000 birds to learn how our now-extinct ancestors foraged for food
These 200,000-Year-Old Hand and Footprints Could Be the World's Earliest Cave Art
Found at a hot spring on the Tibetan Plateau, the impressions were likely left by hominin children
Hand-Carved, 400,000-Year-Old Bone Tool Used for Smoothing Leather Found in Italy
Found near Rome, the utensil is 100,000 years older than previous finds of this kind
Is This 51,000-Year-Old Deer Bone Carving an Early Example of Neanderthal Art?
Made at least a millennium before modern humans' arrival in what is now Germany, the engraved object may reflect abstract thinking
A 146,000-Year-Old Fossil Dubbed 'Dragon Man' Might Be One of Our Closest Relatives
A mysterious Middle Pleistocene skull from a Chinese well has inspired debate among paleoanthropologists
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