Neanderthals

Neanderthals (; Homo neanderthalensis or H. sapiens neanderthalensis), also written as Neandertals, are an extinct species or subspecies of archaic humans who lived in Eurasia until about 40,000 years ago.

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Neanderthals Nearly Vanished 75,000 Years Ago – Then One Group Repopulated Europe

Ancient Turkish Cave Reveals Neanderthals and Homo sapiens Shared Same Way of Life

Humans And Neanderthals Shared a Culture For 20,000 Years, Cave Discovery Suggests

Artefacts hint at cultural exchange between Neanderthals and humans

Did our modern human ancestors and Neanderthals share a common culture?

Ancient DNA Reveals a Genetic Surprise in The Last Neanderthals

Neanderthals in Western Europe were doing well right before they went extinct - EurekAlert!

Some of the last Neanderthals were surprisingly genetically diverse

Inbreeding didn’t doom the Neanderthals, study suggests

Ancient DNA shared with Neanderthals may explain human language

Neanderthals gathered shellfish using the same strategies as modern humans - EurekAlert!

Caveman dentistry? A new study suggests Neanderthals used stone tools to drill into painful teeth nearly 60,000 years ago.

'Exceptional' drilled tooth reveals Neanderthals practiced dentistry in Siberia 60,000 years ago

Neanderthals treated a dental cavity by drilling into the tooth

Why Did the Neanderthals Disappear? Scientists Reveal Humans Had a Hidden Advantage

Scientists think they finally know why Neanderthals vanished

Were Neanderthals Able to Hunt Elephants? The Proof Is in an Ancient Bone

Archeologists Discovered a Factory Built by Neanderthals in Germany

Genetic origins of language may predate modern humans splitting from Neanderthals, a new study suggests

Archaeogenetics: Neanderthals and the bottleneck theory - EurekAlert!