New study shows Middle Paleolithic people intentionally decorated stone tools, offering evidence that abstract thinking began ...

When considering what kind of technology to use, we need to ask the same question as our Paleolithic ancestors probably did – ...

The Fascination with Neanderthals Begins For many, the name Neanderthals conjures images of hairy, robust humans who walked ...

Ancestors or Relics? Neanderthals have long fascinated scientists and the general public alike. Are they our distant ...

Some people are born optimists, remaining upbeat even when things aren’t going their way. We all have that super-positive, ...

Step back in time, folks, and imagine a world of primitive cave dwellers, clad in animal skins, and struggling to … Continue ...

As a consequence of this encounter, modern populations outside Africa carry about 2–3% Neanderthal ancestry in their genomes. The ancient populations expanding out of Africa subsequently ...

We’ve evolved immensely, but can still benefit from thinking about ancient humans and how they lived their lives. Here’s why.

Well, the first thing to point out is that no one has the brain of a Neanderthal, just some hints of this ancestry. The current evidence suggests some people with European ancestry have more ...

Chris Green is a member of the Holocaust Education Committee of the Quad Cities, a group dedicated to teaching people about the history of the Holocaust. Green says her inspiration is Eva Kor, a ...

sapiens and 14 Neanderthals from Eurasia, dating between 120,000 and 20,000 years ago, to understand the genetics that coded for their blood groups. They were curious to see whether H. sapiens and ...