Neanderthals
Neanderthals who lived in Siberian cave millenia apart were distant relatives, study finds
Further analysis of the genetic similarity showed that Neanderthals in the Altai region likely lived in groups of fewer than 50 people.
'Fat factories': Neanderthals orchestrated massive elephant kills 125,000 years ago
Study: Neanderthal-human interbreeding mostly male Neanderthals, female humans
Human hand outline may be oldest rock art in the world, researchers say
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.
Early humans in Europe found to have close lineage with Neanderthals
Early humans were known to mix with their common relatives, stemming from different areas and periods, and that the research proves the notion to also to be true in parts of Europe.
Humans revealed to have been apex predators for two million years - study
The study conducted at Tel Aviv University shows that our ancient ancestors ate mostly meat.
Neanderthals possibly used toothpicks, research shows
One of the teeth in question, was a third lower molar belonging to a 30-year-old Neanderthal, and was "heavily worn, perhaps from chewing hard food," according to the report.
Neanderthal foot sheds light on prehistoric inhabitants of the Galilee
The results of the different lines of studies have offered archaeologists several insights on the life of its prehistoric inhabitants.
Coronavirus genetic risk factor inherited from Neanderthals – new study
Almost 3,200 genetic profiles of hospitalized patients were analyzed, showing that those presenting the relevant DNA variant were 70% more likely to develop a severe form of the disease.