Neanderthals
Neanderthals' ancient toolkit included hammers, blades made from rhino teeth, study finds
Dental microwear analysis, which allows for the microscopic study of surface textures, confirmed that the marks were made after the animals' deaths, ruling out chewing or dietary wear and tear.
Neanderthal tooth from Siberian cave shows signs of earliest-known invasive dental surgery - study
Extremely painful: Evidence suggests Neanderthals performed root canals 59,000 years ago
Central-Eastern Europe's oldest Neanderthal group identified by DNA taken from teeth - study
French cave reveals evidence of first modern humans in Europe
Sandwiched between archaeological layers of Neanderthal remains early human child’s tooth confirms both early hominins lived there at the same time.
Oldest known prehistoric footprints found in Crete
The six-million-year-old footprints may challenge beliefs about the evolution of humanity.
40,000-year-old sealed cavern in Gibraltar gives new insight into Neanderthal life
Vanguard Cave is one of four caves that make up the famous Rock of Gibraltar and a nine-year-excavation project led researchers to a sealed chamber with evidence of long-gone Neanderthal life inside.
Prehistoric cave paintings in Spain show Neanderthals were artists
Wall paintings made by prehistoric modern humans, such as those found in the Chauvet-Pont d’Arc cave of France, are more than 30,000 years old.
German researchers uncover Neanderthal hunting tool in rare find
This is the first time a leaf point has been found in a modern excavation, as the last was uncovered in 1936.
Israel is a crossroads for human evolution
ARCHAEOLOGICAL AFFAIRS: Archaeologists find that the Holy Land’s 1.5 million-year-long human presence still has secrets to reveal.
How a bone puzzle helped identify new type of prehistoric human in Israel
Some 17 fragments of a mandible, a tooth and a piece of skull were the key to allow researchers to find out about the ‘Nesher Ramla Homo.’
China's 'Dragon Man' may be an undiscovered ancient relative of humans
The discovery of a new hominid species itself is incredible enough, but the story of Homo longi is especially unique due to the circumstances of its discovery.
New prehistoric human unknown to science discovered in Israel
Hebrew U and Tel Aviv University researchers found remains of a new type of ‘Homo’ who lived in the region some 130,000 years ago.
Humans, neanderthals coexisted in the Negev desert 50,000 years ago
The study also found that Boker Tachtit is the earliest known migration point from Africa for early Homo Sapiens (humans) from the Levant region.
