DNA analysis shows how Neanderthals disappeared
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An ancient bone could reveal how Neanderthals cared for a child with Down syndrome
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Humans and Neanderthals only had sex for a short time, but it still fundamentally changed our DNA
Modern humans have a small amount of Neanderthal DNA, and those genes still influence our health today. Scientists think they know when the two groups …
Scientists have revealed the face of a Neanderthal who lived 75,000 years ago
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A facial reconstruction shows what a 40-something Neanderthal woman would have looked like
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Human bones found in a German cave have changed the timeline of ancient human history
Researchers have extracted ancient human bone fragments from the Ilsenhöhle cave in Ranis, Germany.Tim Schüler / TLDA Human bones in a German cave put Homo …
Bones found in an 8 meter deep pit may ‘fundamentally change’ human history in Europe
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Bones found in an 8 meter deep pit may ‘fundamentally change’ human history in Europe
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What a 45,000-year-old bone hole reveals about our earliest human ancestors
Inside a cave beneath a medieval German castle, researchers have discovered a pit of bones that they say unlocks the secrets of the earliest humans. …