Unique versions of the lactase gene found in the genomes of East Asian people may have increased in prevalence within the ...

A team of archaeologists has discovered some evidence of Neanderthal habitation during their recent survey conducted in ...

The first-ever published research on Tinshemet Cave reveals that Neanderthals and Homo sapiens in the mid-Middle Paleolithic ...

Researchers used a novel method of radiocarbon dating to figure out the age of the Lapedo child, who had both Neanderthal and ...

In 1998, archaeologists discovered the skeletal remains of a child in Portugal’s Lapedo Valley. When the team took a closer ...

A recent study compared features of Neanderthals' inner ears across space and time to extrapolate what happened to them tens ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The remains of the Lapedo ...

The new approach to radiocarbon dating could soon be applied to other Paleolithic human sites, improving our understanding of ...

Neanderthal fossils show a major population drop 110,000 years ago. Researchers link this to reduced genetic diversity.

NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have dated the skeleton of an ancient child that caused a stir when it was first discovered ...

New research has found that the skeleton of a child with both Neanderthal and modern human traits has been dated […] ...