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Neanderthals` large eyes might have led to their extinction

Neanderthals became extinct because they had larger eyes than modern humans, a new study of skulls o...

Inability to catch rabbits may have led to demise of Neanderthals

Neanderthals became extinct as they were unable to adapt their hunting skills to catch small animals...

Last Neanderthals and modern humans did not coexist in Iberia

An international study has questioned a theory, which held that the last Neanderthals persisted in s...

Neanderthals sang opera, says researcher

Neanderthals sang opera, British archaeologist Steven Mithen told EFE.

Did Neanderthals sailed to Mediterranean islands?

A study has provided new evidence which suggests that Neanderthals, or even older Homo erectus (“Upr...

Only sub-Saharan Africans` ancestors didn`t interbreed with Neanderthals`

Very few populations of modern humans do not carry genetic traces of Neanderthals, researchers say.

Neanderthals `learned to make jewellery and tools from modern humans`

Neanderthals learned how to make jewellery and sophisticated tools from the ancestors of modern huma...

Neanderthals used bird feathers as `personal ornaments`

Neanderthals harvested feathers from birds in order to use them as personal ornaments, a new study h...

Study challenges human-Neanderthal interbreeding theory

DNA similarities in modern human and Neanderthals could be the result of shared ancestry but not int...

Neanderthals ate vegetables, used plants as medicine

Neanderthals were more sophisticated than they have been credited with. This has been corroborated b...

`Neanderthals died out from interbreeding with humans`

The real reason why Neanderthals died out was because they were too smart for their own good.

Human evolution `occurred outside Africa also`

Scientists have claimed that human evolution also occurred outside Africa, after they found evidence...

Modern humans crowded out Europe’s Neanderthals

A swell of modern humans outnumbered Neanderthals in Europe by nearly 10 to one, forcing their extin...

‘Neanderthals may not have met modern humans’

A new study claims Neanderthals weren`t around to mingle with modern humans.

Neanderthals may`ve had proper language

Our distant cousins, the Neanderthals, were mostly right-handed and they may have had a proper langu...

Did Neanderthals use feathers to deck themselves up?

A new study has found that Neanderthals may have used feathers as ornaments.

Modern humans would easily beat Neanderthals in a marathon

Neanderthal bones were built for long-distance walking and strength.

Neanderthals `were not ugly because of the cold`

Scientists have dispelled the theory that Neanderthals were ugly because of the cold arctic conditio...

Cavemen `had a taste for vegetables too`

The eating habits of Neanderthals were far more sophisticated than earlier thought.

Neanderthals cooked and ate vegetables

Neanderthals` diet was not confined to meat alone but they also cooked and ate vegetables, a study c...

Ancient mass murder site found in Spain

An ancient mass murder site has been found in Spain that indicates Neanderthals were cannibals.

Prehistoric humans ate each other: Study

New research suggests Neanderthals and Homo antecessor made meals of each other.

‘Neanderthals shopped at stone-age Tiffany’s’ theory debunked

A new study has disproved Tiffany’s’ theory that Neanderthals shopped at stone-age.

European volcanoes wiped off Neanderthals

Volcanic eruptions in Europe could have wiped out local bands of Neanderthals.

Neanderthals feasted on lions

Neanderthal cavemen hunted and feasted on lions, according to new research.

Neanderthals live on in some of us: DNA study

Neanderthals and modern humans interbred, probably when early humans first began to migrate out of A...

New human species

A new species of human had lived with the Neanderthals 30,000 yrs ago.

Neanderthals` jewellery

Evidence suggests Neanderthals made jewellery, suggesting their symbolism.

Humans and Neanderthals

Neanderthals had sex with modern humans, claims a leading geneticist.

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