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The Neanderthal hearth structure could have been made following these steps. Image credit: Ochando et al., doi: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2024.109025.

65,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Hearth Structure Discovered in Gibraltar

Dec 3, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

Archaeologists say they have discovered a new type of Neanderthal hearth at Vanguard Cave, Gibraltar. This hearth structure coincides with predictions...

El Sidron Neanderthals taste wild mushrooms, pine nuts and forest moss. Image credit: Abel Grau, CSIC Communication.

Neanderthal Populations Were Genetically and Socially Isolated for Tens of Thousands of Years: Study

Sep 11, 2024 by News Staff

In 2015, archaeologists discovered the fossilized remains of a Neanderthal individual at Grotte Mandrin, a rockshelter located in Mediterranean France...

Archaic hominins. Image credit: Ninara / CC BY 2.0.

Early Hominins First Arrived in Southern Europe around 1.3 Million Years Ago

Jul 15, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

A new study, published in the journal Earth-Science Reviews, helps resolve one of the longest controversies in paleoanthropology: when did early hominins...

Neanderthal engraving from Gorham's Cave, Gibraltar. Image credit: Joaquín Rodríguez-Vidal et al.

39,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Engraving Found in Gorham’s Cave

Sep 24, 2014 by News Staff

Archaeologists working in Gorham’s Cave in Gibraltar have found what they believe is the first known example of Neanderthal rock art. Neanderthal...