Neanderthals
Neanderthal tooth from Siberian cave shows signs of earliest-known invasive dental surgery - study
The molar showed that the Neanderthal who underwent the dental procedure was an adult, though the researchers do not know the individual's gender.
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
Remains from Israel’s North show Neanderthal children grew faster than modern humans - study
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.
Caves in Rome contain remains of Neanderthals less than 70,000-years-old
Eight of the remains are dated to between 50,000 and 68,000 years ago, while one, the oldest, is dated to between 90,000 and 100,000 years ago, the ministry said in a statement.
