Learn how these Neanderthal findings shaped what we know about Neanderthals and how our ancient human past is intertwined.

This year, we learned that our Neanderthal cousins were a lot like us, despite treading their own path that ended in ...

The major difference between Cro-Magnon and Neanderthal indicates that Neanderthals were outcompeted by the former.

One of the earliest manufacturing sites on the planet is a "tar factory" built by Neanderthals in a cave in […] ...

Neanderthals interbred with modern humans 47,000 years ago, passing down DNA that still exists in many modern-day people, according to two new studies.

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Circumstantial evidence of Neanderthal clothing includes a stone tool with residue from hide scraping, pointed bone awls used to punch holes in hides, and a twisted bit of cord, possibly from ...

Researchers believe marine fossils were deliberately collected by Neanderthals, despite holding no practical value.

Many Neanderthal discoveries can be attributed to the Mousterian tool culture, which existed 160,000 years to 40,000 years ago, during the latter half of the Middle Paleolithic. The culture’s name is ...

In short: Wells assumed Neanderthals were unintelligent brutes. And he was absolutely not alone. For around a century, this ...