A recently uncovered archaeological site has yielded a set of "surprising" insights into the lives of Neanderthals during a poorly known period of their history. The latest findings, published in the ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

In a rocky outcrop on Mount Carmel, in what is now Israel, a group of ancient humans buried their dead about 140,000 years ago. Scientists uncovered the site, called Skhul Cave, in 1928, and about ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The cranium of a child discovered at the Skhul Cave site looked like that of a Homo sapiens skull. - Tel Aviv University In a ...

New research on the inner ear morphology of Neanderthals and their ancestors challenges the widely accepted theory that Neanderthals originated after an evolutionary event that implied the loss of ...

The first-ever published research out of Tinshemet Cave indicates the two human species regularly interacted and shared technologies and customs. Reading time 3 minutes A team’s investigation of ...

For a long time, Neanderthal routes for their second wave of migration had been a huge mystery for experts. Recently, a team of researchers has used supercomputers to understand this elusive path ...

Deep inside a Spanish cave, an unusual accumulation has puzzled researchers for years. Carefully placed remains, repeated over an exceptionally long period, suggest that Neanderthals maintained a ...