The expression of symbolic behavior, such as drawing, dates back to Paleolithic societies. Alongside modern humans (Homo ...

Archaeological evidence makes a compelling case for Neanderthal-created fires 400,000 years ago in Suffolk, UK — plus, how ...

Study on skull of Altamura Man could be blow to adaptation theories about Neanderthals and their extinction ...

Humans likely harvested their first flames from wildfire. When they learned to make it themselves, it changed everything.

A study shows Neanderthals made first fire in Britain 400,000 years ago, pushing back the timeline of controlled fire use by ...

A Neanderthal skull that was crushed to bits 75,000 years ago has been pieced back together and used to recreate the face of a wise-looking archaic woman with dark, flowing hair. Archaeologists ...

A new study finds tiny Neanderthal DNA differences shaped their powerful jaws, revealing how small genetic changes influence ...

Learn more about what how humans ended up having Neanderthal DNA in their genome and what it means if you have it.

Researchers excavating an ancient Neanderthal site in southern England found evidence not just of a hearth, but of its ...

Long before romance, ceremonies, or social media narratives, Neanderthal relationships were shaped almost entirely by ...

A fossil of the inner ear of a six-year-old Neanderthal child that showed signs of Down syndrome seems to indicate that the ancient, now-extinct species were compassionate caregivers, according to a ...

A study scanned genomes from over 450,000 people to find individuals who carry rare archaic versions of DNA changes once ...