Africa today carry small amounts of Neanderthal DNA. This comes from interbreeding between early modern humans and Neanderthals tens of thousands of years ago. The Takarkori individuals do not show this genetic signal. Their genomes lack detectable...

encoding has been found in excavation layers dating back hundreds of thousands of years. Early ancestors, including Neanderthals, used mobile artifacts and cave walls as carriers for visual signs. However, there is a notable increase in the number and...

only a portion of the skull is available for study. Reconstruction of three ancient human groups: Homo heidelbergensis, Neanderthals, and Cro‑Magnons. Credit: SINC / José Antonio Peñas. The team emphasizes that the limited material precludes a...

a distinct niche in the ancient landscape of Asia. Comparison of skeletal features among modern humans, Denisovans and Neanderthals. Credit: Dan Tabin via X

age of the site, the tools were likely crafted by ancestral hominins that predated the divergence of modern humans and Neanderthals. The complexity of the design—joining two distinct parts to create a unified, functional structure—suggests a level of...

in London, the updated date range suggests that this specific population lived concurrently with the ancestors of the Neanderthals during the later Middle Pleistocene. Rather than viewing the Petralona cranium as an evolutionary outlier, researchers are...

the regional timeline, as the species is known to have inhabited the Levant and Arabia during this window—a period when Neanderthals were notably absent from the area. The physical dimensions of the prints also align more closely with early modern...