Recent fossil analysis is reshaping our understanding of Neanderthal origins, questioning long-held assumptions about their ...

In 1998, archaeologists discovered the skeletal remains of a child in Portugal’s Lapedo Valley. When the team took a closer ...

New study challenges the theory that Neanderthals originated after an evolutionary event that implied the loss of part of ...

The first-ever published research out of Tinshemet Cave indicates the two human species regularly interacted and shared ...

The new approach to radiocarbon dating could soon be applied to other Paleolithic human sites, improving our understanding of ...

The first-ever published research on Tinshemet Cave reveals that Neanderthals and Homo sapiens in the mid-Middle Paleolithic ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The remains of the Lapedo ...

Neanderthal fossils show a major population drop 110,000 years ago. Researchers link this to reduced genetic diversity.

NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have dated the skeleton of an ancient child that caused a stir when it was first discovered ...

Advanced radiocarbon dating has provided the most accurate age assessment yet for the “Lapedo Child,” one of the most ...

A team of archaeologists has discovered some evidence of Neanderthal habitation during their recent survey conducted in ...

Unique versions of the lactase gene found in the genomes of East Asian people may have increased in prevalence within the ...