Archaeologists previously assumed that East Asia did not see considerable tool development during the Middle Paleolithic, but ...

Archaeologists have discovered stone tools from the Middle Palaeolithic era in China, challenging the current understanding ...

Researchers analyzed the ancient DNA of two mummies from what is now Libya to learn about people who lived in the "Green ...

Stone tools unearthed in China's Yunnan province suggest Neanderthals or another ancient human species adapted to harsh ...

The most obvious possibility is that Neanderthals themselves reached China. Neanderthals are well documented in Europe, going ...

Modern humans can be recognized by their smaller facial structure when compared with Neanderthals and other hominin ancestors ...

The exact mechanisms behind the differences in facial features between Neanderthals and modern humans are still not fully ...

Archaeologists in China have found stone technology previously thought to have been used by Neanderthals in Europe, ...

Neanderthal DNA strengthens the immune system and regulates inflammation Denisovan genes help with altitude adaptation and oxygen use Paleogenetics reveals that human evolution is more complex ...

The remains of the Lapedo Child, found in Portugal in 1998, showed signs of being both Neanderthal and human, as later confirmed by DNA. New techniques in radiocarbon dating allowed scientists to ...

A primary goal of the research team is to determine the nature of Homo sapiens–Neanderthal relationships in the mid-Middle Paleolithic Levant. Were they rivals competing for resources ...