Prehistory

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New Studies Challenge Idea That Smarter Humans Drove Neanderthals to Extinction

The findings shift the cause toward population forces over brain power.

Malaria Steered Early Human Settlement Across Africa, Study Finds

DNA From Polish Cave Reconstructs 100,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Community

Ancient DNA Confirms Dogs Lived With Humans 15,800 Years Ago

Ancient DNA Pushes Dog Domestication Back to the Late Ice Age

Ancient DNA Confirms Dogs in Eurasia 14,000–16,000 Years Ago

Ancient DNA Pushes Confirmed Dogs Back to 15,800 Years in Western Eurasia

Ancient DNA Confirms Dogs Lived With Humans 15,800 Years Ago

Elephant Tooth Isotopes Tie Neanderthal Hunting to Long-Range Prey at Neumark-Nord

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

Bromacker Fossil Site Redated to 294.1 Million Years Old

Virtual Reconstruction Reveals Little Foot’s Face, Hinting East African Affinities

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

Study Finds Sex-Biased Neanderthal–Human Mating Shaped Modern X Chromosomes

Science Study Finds Neandertal–Human Pairings Skewed Toward Neandertal Men and Modern Women

Study Finds Prehistoric Pairings Favored Neanderthal Men and Human Women

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

Ice Age Marks on German Artifacts Show Information Density Comparable to Proto‑Cuneiform, PNAS Study Finds

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

PNAS Study Finds Ice Age Engravings Form Structured Sign Systems Preceding Writing