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

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 ...

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

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 ...

Research focused on human remains found at the Troisième caverne of Goyet, a cave site in present-day Belgium that contains one of the largest known assemblages of Neanderthal bones in northern EU.

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

Most people have some amount of Neanderthal DNA from the extinct cousins of modern humans who lived in Europe and Asia until ...

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 ...

Neanderthals probably used birch tar for multiple functions, including treating their wounds, according to a study published in the open-access journal PLOS One by a team of researchers led by Tjaark ...

Now scientists report that Neanderthals might have used this ancient glue as a topical antibiotic. They found that birch tar ...

Neanderthals likely used the sticky substance to build and repair tools, but it also may have had another important use. With its antibiotic properties, birch tar could also treat wounds. The findings ...