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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.

New Species Crocodylus lucivenator, Likely Predator of 'Lucy,' Described From Ethiopia

Digital Reconstruction Reveals ‘Little Foot’ Face with East African Traits

Study Finds Prehistoric Pairings Favored Neanderthal Men and Human Women

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

Stone Age Sign Sequences Show Proto-Writing Structure 40,000 Years Before Cuneiform

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

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

Oldest Elephant-Bone Tool in Europe Identified at Boxgrove

Scientists Find 60,000-Year-Old Evidence of Poisoned Hunting Weapons in South Africa

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

Neanderthals at Goyet Targeted Nonlocal Women and Children for Cannibalism, Study Finds

Study Finds Selective Neanderthal Cannibalism of Non-Local Women and Children at Belgian Cave

Goyet Cave Study Reconstructs Neanderthal Victims, Suggests Targeted Cannibalism

Study Finds Selective Exocannibalism of Non-Local Neanderthals at Belgium’s Goyet Caves

Neanderthal Ochre ‘Crayons’ Identified in Crimea Study

Lucy Fossil Makes First European Appearance in Prague in Rare Ethiopian Loan

850,000-Year-Old Child Vertebra Reveals Europe’s Earliest Cannibalism