Neanderthals were cannibals. Copious evidence from the fossil record, spread across time and geography, shows that ...

For much of the 20th century, Neanderthals were cast as primitive hunters—robust, spear-wielding hominins whose survival hinged on the relentless pursuit of mammoths and woolly rhinoceroses. Their ...

Evidence from a prehistoric cave system indicates non-ritualistic cannibalism of Neanderthal women and children.

Imagine pulling into a drive through and seeing Woolly Rhino burgers on the menu. It might sound strange today, but thousands of years ago, our ancestors depended on this massive Ice Age creature for ...

Ice Age" shows how iconic ice age creatures adapted to their changing environment as temperatures rose and ice sheets started ...

New research suggests a genetic dynamic that may have contributed to Neanderthals' extinction. Neanderthal-Museum, Mettmann CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons Did interbreeding between humans and ...

Every human face is unique, allowing us to distinguish between individuals. We know little about how facial features are encoded in our DNA, but we may be able to learn more about how our faces ...

Ochre is an iron-rich mineral pigment that was used by many ancient civilizations for color, decoration and practical tasks such as preserving animal hides and tanning clothing. Recent analysis of ...

The ability to make art has often been considered a hallmark of our species. Over a century ago, prehistorians even had trouble believing that modern humans from the Upper Palaeolithic (between 45,000 ...

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Learn how a small section in Neanderthals' DNA gave them a lower jaw that was much larger than human jaws. Jack Knudson is an assistant editor for Discover Magazine who writes articles on space, ...