DNA evidence from Starosele suggests that Neanderthals traveled from Europe to Asia in warmer turns of Paleolithic period.

New research posits that a genetic incompatibility between female offspring of humans and Neanderthals and their children ...

Evidence from caves in France and Spain shows Neanderthals made symbolic art long before Homo sapiens, reshaping ideas about ...

The extinction of Neanderthals, our closest extinct human relatives, has long been a subject of intrigue and speculation. A ...

A recently published study suggests humans' creative inclinations go back much further than previously thought ...

The ability to make art has often been considered a hallmark of our species. Over a century ago, prehistorians even had ...

Two chunks of ocher unearthed at ancient rock shelters in Ukraine were actually Neanderthal crayons, according to a recent ...

A 45,000-year-old Neanderthal bone found in Crimea shows ancient humans traveled thousands of miles, linking Europe and ...

A fatal genetic incompatibility between Neanderthals and modern humans may have hastened the extinction of our ancient ...

I n another blow to the image of Neanderthal as brutish troglodyte, we’ve identified the tools the ancient hominin used to draw and decorate. Chunks of hardened clay and sand pigmented an earthy red ...

WASHINGTON - Next time you call someone a Neanderthal, better look in a mirror. Many of the genes that help determine most people's skin and hair are more Neanderthal than not, according to two new ...

Ochre is an iron-rich mineral pigment that was used by many ancient civilizations for color, decoration and practical tasks ...