The Neanderthals are our closest extinct relatives, and they continue to fascinate as we peer back through tens of thousands ...

New evidence reveals that Neanderthals were rendering fat from animal bones 125,000 years ago.

The excavation of the archaeological site in Germany took place from 2004 to 2009 and was conducted by researchers from ...

New DNA evidence challenges the timeline of human migration to Australia. The ongoing debate about the timeline of human ...

The researchers believe that Neanderthals, an extinct species of human known to have lived in that area as far back as ...

According to the authors, the huge cache of bones may have been collected over a period of time before being imported to ...

The hunting and gathering activities of early humans required a high-calorie diet consisting of a variety of ...

Nord, Germany, systematically transported and processed the bones of at least 172 large mammals to extract nutrient-rich ...

Researchers have reexaminated a mammoth ivory boomerang that was discovered in Obłazowa cave in Poland in 1985.

A groundbreaking discovery in Germany has revealed a surprising aspect of Neanderthal life—one that showcases their ...

A new DNA model suggests humans didn't reach Australia until 50,000 years ago, but archaeological data disagrees.

Now, at a site in eastern Germany, archaeologists have discovered a place where animals were processed and their fat extracted in what they are calling a “fat factory,” according to a study published ...