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Staring into the twinkling eyes in the weathered features of the Neanderthal man, it's possible to feel a moment of connection, of recognising another fellow human (albeit of a different species). He ...

Neanderthals also had larger eyes than modern humans. Their bigger bodies also necessitated more brain space for controlling movement. The authors of this study suggested that this left less ...

Neanderthals were consummate hunters of medium ... 2005.11.008 Belfer-Cohen, A. & Hovers, E. In the eye of the beholder - Mousterian and Natufian burials in the Levant. Current Anthropology ...

Close your eyes and picture a Neanderthal. You're probably imagining heavy browridges, a big, broad nose, perhaps a jutting midface. If so, you're right on, though those are only the most obvious ...

but suggest that the eye-catching specimens may have been gathered by Neanderthal children who found them entrancing. The practice of collecting may seem like a pretty basic behavior, but it is in ...

Scientists have long agreed that early humans mated with Neanderthals, but a pair of recent studies have shed light on when exactly this DNA mixing occurred. Such a revelation could help ...

The reasons for the demise of the Neanderthals some 30 thousand years ago, only a few millennia after the first appearance of modern humans in Europe, remain controversial, and are a focus of ...

If your recent ancestry lies outside of Africa, you can safely assume that you carry some Neanderthal DNA. Human origins expert Professor Chris Stringer discusses what this Neanderthal inheritance may ...

Terms in italic are defined in a glossary at the bottom of this page. Note that the Neanderthal is painted plaster of paris, with the maroon spots indicating pieces missing from the original.