Currently, there are several hypotheses surrounding the disappearance of Neanderthals. While they all have at least some scientific support, researchers can't agree on which—or which combination—is ...

The Lapedo child, discovered in Portugal in 1998, has fascinated scientists for over two decades. This enigmatic skeleton, which exhibits both human and Neanderthal traits, has fueled debate about ...

Early Homo sapiens and their Neanderthal cousins started burying their dead around the same time and roughly the same place, some 120,000 years ago. This suggests the two species may have had, at ...

Ongoing studies of Neanderthal skeletons unearthed in Iraq during the 1950s suggest the existence of a more complex social structure than previously thought. Karen Carr 1n 1856, laborers working in a ...

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This photo provided by Joo Zilho shows forearm bone fragments belonging to an ancient child that appeared to have features from both humans and Neanderthals. (Joo Zilho via AP) (Uncredited) NEW YORK – ...

The old man of La Chapelle Discovered in 1908, the skeleton of ""the old man of La Chapelle"" was the first relatively complete skeleton of a Neanderthal individual that scientists had ever found.

The child’s remains were discovered 27 years ago in a rock shelter called Lagar Velho in central Portugal. The nearly complete skeleton was stained red, and scientists think it may have been wrapped ...

Back in 1929, archaeologists unearthed several human skeletons (seven adults and three children) while excavating Skuhl Cave just south of Haifa, Israel. Dating back 140,000 years to the end of the ...