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

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

When scientists sequenced the first Neanderthal genomes, they did not just resurrect a lost branch of the human family tree, ...

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

Evidence uncovered in a field in Suffolk, England indicates that ancient humans intentionally harnessed fire more than ...

In 2015, a paleoanthropology team discovered jaw remains of a roughly 42,000-year-old Neanderthal in France. Over the next several years, the team, lead by Ludovic Slimak, found more of the ...

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 ...

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

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

These genomes are the oldest yet found of modern humans in Europe, though they were not the first hominids to walk these ...

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

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