Neanderthals had the capacity to perceive and produce human speech. When the ancestors of anatomically-modern non-Africans came...
Neanderthal
Early Neanderthals likely benefited from an ingression of H. sapiens Y chromosomes some-time between 370,000 and 100,000...
Examining the lifestyle of these early humans, their distinctive characteristics, and what they were like. By Lisa...
There is growing evidence that our closest extinct human relative wasn’t as dumb as scientists had long...
Stomach ulcers, herpes, ringworm and other tropical diseases may have all contributed to the Neanderthal demise. By...
Lately, much news from the field of paleoarchaeology and anthropology has centered on Neanderthal bedfellows. By Dr....
At the very least, in order for spoken language to be a possibility, a species has to...
Was there something about the Neanderthals’ cognitive capacity that didn’t measure up? By Dr. Anna GoldfieldArchaeologist One...
Understanding their population has helped us to understand what it is to be human. By Anna GoldfieldArchaeologist...
Paleoanthropologist Carol Ward explains how walking upright marked a milestone in hominin history. By Dr. Tom GarlinghouseArchaeologist/Anthropologist...
Some populations of Neanderthals were definitely more carnivorous than others. By Dr. Anna GoldfieldArchaeologist One of the...
Even genetics support the idea that Neanderthals were better sprinters than runners. By Dr. Anna GoldfieldArchaeologist If...
Astonishing new research shows that fossil teeth, like trees, contain detailed records of the environments in which...
By 1914, paleoanthropology recognized five species of human ancestors, two sub-species, and the tangible evidence of humanity’s...