May 17 2019SaveArchaeology5/17/19Archaeology5/17/19Tooth Analysis Suggests Neanderthals and Modern Humans Split Apart Far Earlier Than We ThoughtGeorge Dvorsky6SaveDental evidence suggests Neanderthals and modern humans diverged from a common ancestor around 800,000 years…
Apr 9 2015Save4/9/15Skull Embedded In Italian Cave Yields Oldest Neanderthal DNA SampleRossella Lorenzi — Discovery News29SaveThe oldest samples of Neanderthal DNA have been extracted from remains embedded in a cave in southern Italy,…
Jun 20 2014Save6/20/14Neanderthals Got Their Big Brains On Their OwnGeorge Dvorsky31SaveAnthropologists working in a Spanish cave have discovered 17 skulls belonging to what appears to be an early form of…