neanderthals

A model of a Neanderthal woman, with a skull

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
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A side on photo of a group of four people walking in a desert, with a hazy sky in the background

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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A skull.

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
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Woman applying powdered sunscreen.

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
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