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Isotope ‘Travel Diaries’ From Straight‑Tusked Elephants Strengthen Case for Neanderthal Hunts at Neumark‑Nord

Genetic sequencing of the remains has begun to test population dynamics.

X‑Chromosome Study Points to Sex‑Biased Human–Neanderthal Pairings Led by Neanderthal Males

Study Finds Prehistoric Pairings Favored Neanderthal Men and Human Women

Science Study Finds Neanderthal–Human Mating Skewed Toward Neanderthal Men and Human Women

Study Traces Mosquitoes’ Human-Biting Origin to Early Hominins in Sundaland

Yunxian Homo Erectus Skulls Re-Dated to About 1.77 Million Years

12,000-Year-Old Sewn Hide From Oregon Caves Is Oldest Yet, Study Finds

Ancient Egyptian Papyrus Cited in 'Giants' Claims Draws Expert Pushback

Oldest Handheld Wooden Tools Found at 430,000-Year-Old Site in Greece

Oldest Known Wooden Tools Found in Greece, Dated to 430,000 Years

67,800-Year-Old Hand Stencil in Indonesian Cave Sets New Oldest Rock Art Record

Hand Stencil in Indonesian Cave Is Oldest Known Rock Art at 67,800 Years

Oldest Elephant-Bone Tool in Europe Identified at Boxgrove

First Afar Paranthropus Fossil Pushes Genus’ Range 1,000 Kilometers North

Reanalysis of Sahelanthropus Fossils Points to Early Bipedal Adaptations

New Analysis Points to Bipedal Sahelanthropus 7 Million Years Ago

Digital Reconstruction of 1.5-Million-Year-Old Ethiopian Skull Redraws Early Homo Erectus Picture

New Study Says 'Little Foot' May Represent an Unknown Australopithecus Species

Study Finds Earliest Strong Evidence of Hominin Fire-Making at 400,000-Year-Old English Site

Prolonged Drought Tied to ‘Hobbit’ Disappearance on Flores, New Study Finds