But some Neanderthal DNA helped modern humans survive and reproduce, and thus it has lingered in our genomes. Nowadays, ...

Investigations on various sites at Strait of Gibraltar revealed not only the presence of first-ever intercontinental rock art ...

A collection of bones from Casablanca holds important new clues to the origins of modern humans and Neanderthals.

Palaeolithic humans living on both sides of the Strait of Gibraltar were a creative bunch to say the least, and were ...

They drew with crayons, possibly fed on maggots and maybe even kissed us: Forty millenniums later, our ancient human cousins ...

The cave, known as Grotte à Hominidés, contains assemblages of jawbones, teeth, and vertebrae dating back to 773,000 years ...

The discovery of ancient human cousins has long stirred wonder and debate. Early Neanderthal remains offered a glimpse into our distant past, prompting questions about how they lived and whether they ...

For decades, anthropologists lumped these ancient populations into a single species, Homo heidelbergensis, long believed to ...

The jawbones and vertebrae of a hominin that lived 773,000 years ago have been found in North Africa and could represent a ...

Genetic evidence suggests the last shared ancestor of present-day humans, as well as ancient Neanderthals and Denisovans, ...

Clues from studies of ancient plants and animals have helped archaeologists pin down where the last Neanderthals found refuge ...