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The remains of the Lapedo Child, found in Portugal in 1998, showed signs of being both Neanderthal and human, as later confirmed by DNA. New techniques in radiocarbon dating allowed scientists to date ...

ZWOLEN, POLAND—Science in Poland reports that archaeologists have uncovered a site in the Mazovia region that they believe served as a Neanderthal tool workshop around 70,000 years ago. The site of ...

A recent study, published in the journal Frontiers in Environmental Archaeology, offers a fascinating look into the butchery practices of Neanderthals, shedding light on their distinct food ...

SEGOVIA, SPAIN—When archaeologists were sifting through layers of sediment from the San Lázaro rock shelter in Segovia, Spain, they noticed an unusual looking stone that seemed to contain a small red ...

Researchers determined that a skull of a female child from Skhūl Cave in Israel shows both Homo sapiens and Neanderthal features, leading researchers to think she is possibly a hybrid. If she is a ...

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Modern humans and Neanderthals were interacting 100,000 years earlier than previously thought, according to researchers who used CT scans and 3D mapping to study the bones of a ...