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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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

A new study finds tiny Neanderthal DNA differences shaped their powerful jaws, revealing how small genetic changes influence ...

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

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

A fossil of the inner ear of a six-year-old Neanderthal child that showed signs of Down syndrome seems to indicate that the ancient, now-extinct species were compassionate caregivers, according to a ...