New findings show that they systematically managed resources and reveal what they hunted, something even scientists did not expect.

Neumark-Nord in northeastern Germany was a lake landscape in the last interglacial period. It is rich in archaeological finds discovered during lignite mining. The area in Saxony-Anhalt is one of the ...

Neanderthals are reexamined through evidence that challenges long-standing myths about intelligence, posture, speech, empathy, diet, parenting, art, and burial practices. Early reconstructions based ...

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 ...

A new study shows Neanderthals may have planned hunts for giant elephants using teamwork and knowledge of their environment.

Learn more about the ancient fossils found at Neumark-Nord and what they reveal about the relationship between migrating ...

Hunted by Neanderthals, giant elephants travelled hundreds of miles across Europe - Human ancestors hunted large prey in ...

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65,000 years ago Neanderthal from the Swabian Jura hunted horses and reindeer with hafted leaf-shaped stone points. A newly discovered leaf point from the UNESCO World Heritage site of Hohle Fels Cave ...

What we eat helps shape who we are. That’s why paleoanthropologists are so fascinated by ancient diets; they hold clues to how early humans survived and evolved. One key ingredient? Fat. For ...

Scientists discovered a 125,000-year-old Neanderthal site in Germany where thousands of animal bones were crushed to extract fat, revealing surprisingly advanced survival strategies.

Archaeologists unearthed a sealed chamber in Gibraltar's Vanguard Cave. This untouched space, sealed for 40,000 years, preserves a unique glimpse into Neanderthal survival. Animal remains and a whelk ...