• History
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • April 15th, 2015
Neanderthals Might Have Been Cannibals, Fossil Evidence Indicates

Neanderthals Might Have Been Cannibals, Fossil Evidence Indicates

Ancient Neanderthal bones unearthed in France display signs of cutting and fracturing done post-mortem

  • History
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • April 6th, 2015
Neanderthal DNA Samples Recovered from Millennia-Old Calcified Skeleton

Neanderthal DNA Samples Recovered from Millennia-Old Calcified Skeleton

The skeleton, known as the Altamura Man to anthropologists, is believed to be between 128,000 and 187,000 years old

  • History
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • February 19th, 2015
Millennia Ago, Neanderthal Women Were in Charge of Household Chores

Millennia Ago, Neanderthal Women Were in Charge of Household Chores

Archaeologists find evidence Neanderthal women made clothes while the men carved and sharpened stone tools

  • History
  • By Smaranda Biliuti
  • September 22nd, 2010
Neanderthals Were Not So Stupid After All

Neanderthals Were Not So Stupid After All

  • History
  • By Smaranda Biliuti
  • August 9th, 2010
Neanderthals Sleeping Around the Fireplace

Neanderthals Sleeping Around the Fireplace

Apparently the prehistoric home had beds disposed near a hearth

Paleolithic Meat-Sharing Rituals Discovered

Paleolithic Meat-Sharing Rituals Discovered

Hunters evolved in skill and social behavior

DNA Test Reveals Neanderthals Could Sense Bitter Tastes

DNA Test Reveals Neanderthals Could Sense Bitter Tastes

They were like us in most aspects pertaining to taste

Neanderthal Skull Fragment Dredged from North Sea

Neanderthal Skull Fragment Dredged from North Sea

The species was our close "evolutionary cousin"

  • Nature
  • By Dan Talpalariu
  • September 23rd, 2008
Dolphins and Seals as a Neanderthalian Diet

Dolphins and Seals as a Neanderthalian Diet

Neanderthals were as skilled as modern humans of that time shows recent study

Neanderthals Had Large Bite

Neanderthals Had Large Bite

What for?

  • Nature
  • By Stefan Anitei
  • April 30th, 2008
Neanderthals Ate Plants

Neanderthals Ate Plants

Teeth plaque shows it

  • History
  • By Stefan Anitei
  • April 17th, 2008
Now We Can Hear Neanderthal Voices

Now We Can Hear Neanderthal Voices

Computer made

  • History
  • By Stefan Anitei
  • March 18th, 2008
Skulls Say It: Humans and Neanderthals Split 300,000-400,000 Years Ago

Skulls Say It: Humans and Neanderthals Split 300,000-400,000 Years Ago

This matches DNA analyses

  • History
  • By Stefan Anitei
  • February 7th, 2008
When Did People Start Wearing Shoes?

When Did People Start Wearing Shoes?

At least 40,000 years ago

  • History
  • By Stefan Anitei
  • December 6th, 2007
Neanderthals Grew Faster than Modern Humans

Neanderthals Grew Faster than Modern Humans

So, we are indeed unique

 
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