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More than 43,000 years ago, Neanderthals spent centuries collecting animal skulls in a cave; but archaeologists aren't sure whyNeanderthals repeatedly returned to the cave to store horned animal skulls, revealing this cultural tradition was transmitted over time.
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World's oldest known rock art predates modern humans' entrance into Europe — and it was found in an Indonesian caveThe hand stencil is more than 1,000 years older than the previous earliest evidence of rock art.
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'More Neanderthal than human': How DNA from our long-lost ancestors affects our health todayNeanderthals and humans mated millennia ago, and their legacy lives on in us today. Here's how.
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'Biological time capsules': How DNA from cave dirt is revealing clues about early humans and NeanderthalsOpinion DNA from soil could soon reveal who lived in ice age caves, research shows.
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Neanderthals cannibalized 'outsider' women and children 45,000 years ago at cave in BelgiumFragmented Neanderthal bones discovered in a cave in Belgium show that one group cannibalized the women and children of another group.
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Did Neanderthals have religious beliefs?Whether Neanderthals had religious beliefs is a subject of ongoing debate.
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Crimean Stone Age 'crayons' were used by Neanderthals for symbolic drawings, study claimsScientists have discovered Stone Age "crayons" in Crimea, hinting that Neanderthals may have used them for symbolic drawings or markings. But not everyone agrees.
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Did Neanderthals eat anything other than meat?Neanderthals were meat eaters, but new analyses show that their diets included other morsels.
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Neanderthals were more susceptible to lead poisoning than humans — which helped us gain an advantage over our cousins, scientists sayHumans and our ancestors have been exposed to lead for 2 million years, but the toxic metal may have actually helped our species to develop language — giving us a key advantage over our Neanderthal cousins, scientists claim.
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