Animal footprints were also uncovered, including from deer, which suggests that Neanderthals used the area for hunting.

Ancient footprints found near the shores of Portugal's Algarve region are giving us fresh insights into the lives of ...

Archaeologists have uncovered remarkable evidence that Neanderthals roamed the shores of Portugal around 80,000 years ago.

No guns. No steel. Just grit, teamwork, and stone tools—this is how Neanderthals hunted the largest beasts of their time.

A famous prehistoric cave site in Belgium has yielded the oldest multifunctional tool of its kind. This Ice Age “Swiss Army ...

Archaeological findings reveal Neanderthals operated a 'fat factory' 125,000 years ago in what is now Germany, smashing bones ...

Roughly 125,000 years ago, Neanderthals gathered near a lake to extract the grease contained within animal bones. To do so, ...

The researchers used modern CT scanning techniques to get a new and detailed look, suggesting that the child might be a ...

Significant brain defects known as Chiari malformations could be down the genes some of us have inherited from Neanderthals, ...

What we eat helps shape who we are. That’s why paleoanthropologists are so fascinated by ancient diets; they hold clues to ...

The enzyme AMPD1 plays a key role in muscle energy production and normal muscular function. Loss of AMPD1 activity due to ...

A new study shows evidence of Neanderthal “fat factories” dating back as far as 125,000 years ago. The study found ...