A Wooden Club and Other Rare Finds Reveal ‘Invisible’ Side of Neanderthal Life
As one of our closest ancient human relatives, the Neanderthals knew how to exploit natural resources for their…
Here’s How This ‘Hobbit’-Like Human Ancestor Survived on an Island with Komodo Dragons
Anthropologists have been debating the life and times of Indonesia’s prehistoric “hobbit-like” human ancestor, Homo floresiensis, ever since…
China scientists argue that harsh settings, not warm climates, drive early human creativity
Archaeologists in central China have directly challenged the long-held belief that humanity’s earliest ancestors reached their creative peak…
Neanderthal-human hybrids may have been scourged by a genetic mismatch
A model of a Neanderthal woman Joe McNally/Getty Modern humans may indeed have wiped out Neanderthals – but…