When ancient humans interbred, new research shows that the pairings were predominantly male Neanderthals and female Homo ...

A new radiocarbon reassessment has established that the so-called Lapedo child from central Portugal was buried approximately ...

A complex picture of how Neanderthals died out, and the role that modern humans played in their disappearance, is emerging.

Recent analysis of rock art in a Spanish cave has revealed that Neanderthals were creating abstract images and engravings at least 64,000 years ago, a time before modern humans had even arrived in ...