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Did art exist before modern humans? New discoveries raise big questions.
Feature Scientists are finding ever-earlier examples of artistic expression in the archaeological record that reshape what we know about the cognitive abilities of our archaic human relatives, such as Neanderthals.
45,000-year-old bones unearthed in cave are oldest modern-human remains in Central Europe
The finding suggests that 'successive pulses of small groups' of humans replaced Neanderthals in Europe starting around 45,000 years ago.
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When did Homo sapiens first appear?
What's the oldest fossil evidence humans have for our species?
Weathered face of 'old man' Neanderthal comes to life in amazing new facial reconstruction
A new facial reconstruction depicts a Neanderthal whose skeleton was found by priests in a French cave.
Humans and Neanderthals mated 250,000 years ago, much earlier than thought
A comparison of the genomes of a Neanderthal who lived 120,000 years ago in Siberia with those from modern humans in sub-Saharan Africa has revealed insight into the migratory and interbreeding history of both species.
When did humans start burying their dead?
Ancient caves mark the beginning of recorded burial rituals, but there's still so much we don't know about the history of human graves.
Scientists finally solve mystery of why Europeans have less Neanderthal DNA than East Asians
Modern Europeans have a smaller proportion of Neanderthal genes in their genomes than East Asians do. New research suggests the reason lies at the feet of migrating early farmers.
Oldest evidence of Neanderthals hunting cave lions dates to 48,000 years ago, punctured bones reveal
Scientists analyzing cave lion bones have discovered the earliest evidence of Neanderthals hunting a cave lion, as well as the oldest example of human relatives using a lion pelt for cultural purposes.
