neanderthals
The Neanderthal extinction mystery just got even stranger
Analysis of DNA from Neanderthal bones revealed that a group in Western Europe were surprisingly healthy, shortly before they disappeared
The first known dentist was actually a Neanderthal, study finds
Russian archaeologists have discovered evidence of a sophisticated dental procedure that took place nearly 60,000 years ago
We didn’t conquer the world alone. This is humanity’s untold origin story
We’re discovering there were more characters, and more acts, in the tale of how Homo sapiens spread across the globe
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This strange skull has completely baffled scientists for 60 years – until now
The Petralona skull was discovered in Greece in 1960, yet who this person was or when they lived has remained a mystery
Sunscreen might have helped early humans outlive Neanderthals
In a time when auroras danced over most of the Earth and the sun’s rays were more powerful than today, sunscreen may have been Homo sapiens’ secret weapon
