A comparison of cut marks on bones reveals that Neanderthal groups living fairly close to each other had their own distinct ...

When modern humans first migrated out of Africa about 60,000 years ago, they crossed paths with Neanderthals. Over thousands ...

Neanderthals living at caves less than 45 miles apart appear to have used different techniques while preparing meat, ...

For Neanderthal hunters equipped with wood and stone hunting tools, the place was a veritable buffet. And you might expect ...

New research reveals Neanderthals had varying food preferences and spiced up their diets by using different food preparation ...

By comparing cut marks on bones found at northern Israel caves, researchers find early humans clung to passed-down methods ...

Neanderthals in two Israeli caves used distinct meat-cutting methods, hinting at cultural food traditions passed down through ...

What we eat helps shape who we are. That’s why paleoanthropologists are so fascinated by ancient diets; they hold clues to ...

Two recent studies of Neanderthal archaeological sites (one on the coast of Portugal and one in central Germany) demonstrate yet again that our extinct cousins were smarter and more adaptable than ...

Culture gave humans edge over Neanderthals The first modern humans had something Neanderthals didn't. About 30,000 years ago, our Neanderthal neighbors died off while we survived.

Discovery of Neanderthal material culture gives crucial insight into their minds. ... The tiny piece of twine is between 41,000 to 52,000 years old — and was used by Neanderthals.