Spanish cave art was produced by Neanderthals
Conclusive evidence that Neanderthals were not the dimwits of popular imagination?
These posts are a curated selection from my original blog, which ran online between 2007 and 2018.
Conclusive evidence that Neanderthals were not the dimwits of popular imagination?
But should we be surprised?
Study of faunal remains suggests garments with fur trim were made only by modern humans.
Malignant tumour found in a 1.7 m-year-old metatarsal.
Analysis of 60,000–45,000–year–old coprolites provides insight into Neanderthal diet.
Did Chalcolithic surgeons possess medical knowledge which remains poorly understood to this day?
Underground structure discovered in 1990s is ten times older than Lascaux cave paintings.
The ancient origins of Swiss cheese.
Evidence found of genetic incompatibility.
Flores ‘hobbits’ died out 50,000 years ago, much earlier than originally believed.
Study demonstrates multiple encounters with Neanderthals and Denisovans.
Study shows how dietary changes and stone tools enabled reductions in size of teeth, jaws and gut.