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Famous Neanderthal 'flower burial' debunked because pollen was left by burrowing bees
A new study debunks the idea that Neanderthals buried a man on a bed of flowers about 75,000 years ago.
Were Neanderthals really killed off by Campi Flegrei, Europe's awakening 'supervolcano'?
The volcano beneath Italy erupted 40,000 years ago and had catastrophic impact on Earth's climate — around the same time that the Neanderthals began their slow march to extinction.
Neanderthals created Europe's oldest 'intentional' engravings up to 75,000 years ago, study suggests
Neanderthals likely made Europe's oldest engravings in a French cave as long as 75,000 years ago, a study suggests.
Mysterious 'Viking disease' linked to Neanderthal DNA
A new study finds that the key genetic risk factors for Dupuytren's disease, a crippling hand disorder, are derived from Neanderthals.
Neanderthals passed down their tall noses to modern humans, genetic analysis finds
A new genetic analysis found that the size of Neanderthal noses was passed down to modern humans.
54,000-year-old stone points are oldest evidence of bows and arrows in Europe
New evidence that bows and arrows were used by early modern humans in Europe 54,000 years ago has strengthened the idea that such projectile technology might have given early modern humans an edge over Neanderthals.
Neanderthals were 'top-level carnivores,' tooth analysis suggests
The tooth's owner was primarily a meat eater.
50,000-year-old DNA reveals the first-ever look at a Neanderthal family
A new genetic analysis of 50,000-year-old Neanderthal remains found in a Siberian cave reveals that these humans traveled in small, family-oriented groups.
