The axe, which Ben found on Shoreham Beach when he was six, could be up to 60,000 years old.

Recent work has also revealed that Homo sapiens interbred with three separate Denisovan populations. As a consequence, all ...

“Then by analyzing the bits of Neanderthal DNA that remain in modern human genomes we discovered a striking trend: many of them have effects on the control of circadian genes in modern humans and ...

Birch tar, a sticky, dark substance, served as a powerful adhesive, allowing the Neanderthals to craft tools and weapons with ...

Neanderthals tended to bury their dead in caves, while early modern humans buried their dead in the fetal position, new ...

Researchers suggest they may have been collected by Neanderthal children, drawn to their striking shapes and patterns. “These ...

Cut into a Gibraltar cliff face overlooking the Alboran Sea, a cave opening leads back in time to one of the earliest ...

The sticky tar helped Neanderthals produce glue to make weapons and tools. The so-called factory — a carefully designed ...

This evidence of “earlier collectors” was found in the Prado Vargas Cave in northern Spain. Researchers claimed that ...

Previous research shows Neanderthals engaged in cultural rituals such as ornamental crafting, cave wall art, and even ...

Research led by the Universidad de Burgos has uncovered evidence suggesting Neanderthals engaged in collecting activities ...

Noting that modern human kids are often passionate about amassing stickers, sea shells, and even bottle tops, the researchers ...