Neanderthals May Have Used Birch Tar as Natural Antibiotic
New experiments show that tar made from birch bark — long known as a tool adhesive — can…
Neanderthals May Have Hunted Giant Elephants that Roamed across Prehistoric Europe
Chemical clues preserved in the teeth of straight-tusked elephants (Palaeoloxodon antiquus) from the 125,000-year-old site of Neumark-Nord in…
Japanese Archipelago Was Once a Refuge for Cave Lions
Between 73,000 and 20,000 years ago (Late Pleistocene), the Japanese Archipelago was inhabited by cave lions (Panthera spelaea),…
Hidden Neanderthal skull reveals unexpected details about ancient nasal anatomy and climate adaptation
A Neanderthal skeleton, hidden deep in a limestone cave in southern Italy, has revealed a part of the…
Ancient Enamel Proteins Reveal Biological Sex and Genetic Variability in Paranthropus robustus
Paranthropus robustus is a well-documented hominin species with no genetic evidence reported so far. It lived between 2…