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What was it that gave modern humans the edge over the Neanderthals ?
4-2-2024 |
16
Today, we are the only human species left on the planet - but what was it that made us so special ?
Neanderthal genes could explain why some people are early birds
12-18-2023 | 5
Interbreeding between modern humans and Neanderthals could account for why some of us are predisposed to be early birds.
Neanderthals used their thumbs differently
11-29-2020 | 2
A new study has revealed that Neanderthals had thumbs that were much better suited for power gripping.
Were modern humans and Neanderthals at war ?
11-3-2020 | 5
War and conflict may have been an intrinsic part of the lives of our ancestors for over 100,000 years.
Neanderthals were able to make their own string
4-15-2020 | 5
The discovery of Neanderthal-made string has further cemented the idea that the species was highly intelligent.
Neanderthals dined on sharks and dolphins
3-28-2020 | 12
New research has revealed that the Neanderthals were no stranger to catching and eating sea creatures.
'Last' Neanderthal necklace unearthed in Spain
11-3-2019 | 1
Dating back 40,000 years, the necklace may have been the last of its kind ever made by the Neanderthals.
Starving Neanderthals turned to cannibalism
4-3-2019 | 6
Researchers have determined why some Neanderthals may have resorted to butchering one another for food.
Neanderthals created oldest known cave art
2-23-2018 | 6
A new study has found that Neanderthals, not humans, created the world's oldest known cave paintings.
Early human hunting linked to drawing ability
2-11-2018 | 4
The way our ancestors hunted prey may have given them a significant advantage over the Neanderthals.
Neanderthal brains developed slower than ours
9-24-2017 | 10
The skeleton of a young Neanderthal has revealed that our brains did not develop at the same rate.
Evidence of Neanderthal cannibalism found
7-9-2016 | 8
Neanderthal remains unearthed in Belgium's Goyet caves show indications of cannibalistic behavior.
Neanderthal-built stone rings found in cave
5-25-2016 | 16
Remarkable prehistoric structures made from stalagmites have been discovered inside a cave in France.
Did human diseases doom the Neanderthals ?
4-15-2016 | 5
Recent studies have suggested that diseases carried by modern humans may have proven catastrophic.
Did large eyes wipe out the Neanderthals ?
8-7-2015 | 15
A controversial new theory suggests that large eyes may have put the Neanderthals at a disadvantage.
Dogs have lived with humans for 30,000 years
5-22-2015 | 22
New evidence suggests that dogs may have been man's best friend for far longer than previously thought.
Did dogs help us outsmart the Neanderthals ?
3-4-2015 | 7
The early domestication of wolves by modern humans may have tipped the balance in our favor.
Were Neanderthals our intellectual equals ?
1-15-2015 | 35
Scientists now believe that Neanderthals were no less advanced that their modern human counterparts.
45,000-year-old human genome reconstructed
10-23-2014 | 4
Scientists have revealed new details about our prehistoric ancestors thanks to a fossil thighbone.
Neanderthals co-existed with us for millennia
8-21-2014 | 32
Humans and Neanderthals are now believed to have lived alongside one another for as long as 5,000 years.
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