In 1948, a group of amateurs led by a local headmaster in Lehringen, Germany, uncovered the skeleton of a straight-tusked ...

New evidence shows Neanderthals may have hunted giant elephants, pointing to advanced planning, teamwork, and hunting ...

Based on the incision locations, the team believes that Neanderthals sliced open their roughly 30-year-old male prey’s chest ...

Researchers have re-analysed a set of elephant bones and a wooden spear found in Germany in 1948, which provide compelling ...

The study's findings indicate that these giant elephants were not stationary creatures. Strontium isotope analyses, which act as a "travel diary" preserved in tooth enamel, showed that some ...

In ancient history, both Homo Sapiens and Neanderthals lived at the same time and in many of the same places. Over the course of generations, the Homo Sapiens thrived and expanded while the ...

Hunted by Neanderthals, giant elephants travelled hundreds of miles across Europe - Human ancestors hunted large prey in organised way using their knowledge of landscape ...

Genome analysis reveals that Neanderthals lived on the brink of extinction for 350,000 years in small populations.

By sequencing ancient DNA from the fetus, scientists revealed a severe genetic bottleneck that reshaped Neanderthal history ...

Neanderthals have been imagined as the inferior cousins of modern humans, but a new study by archaeologists at UCL reveals for the first time that they produced weaponry advanced enough to kill at a ...

If you were a Neanderthal hunter 50,000 years ago, even a small cut could be deadly. Without sterile bandages or antibiotics, ...