Could the last chapters of Neanderthal history be far more complicated than anyone thought? A newly sequenced genome from a ...

Discover new clues about how our ancient relatives disappeared from time.

When archaeologist Ludovic Slimak unearthed five teeth in a rock shelter in France’s Rhône Valley in 2015, it was immediately obvious that they belonged to a Neanderthal, the first intact remains of ...

Two weeks’ walk can be an eternity in prehistory. In southern France’s Rhône Valley, a Neanderthal by the name of “Thorin” ...

What drove Neanderthals to extinction is one of the biggest mysteries in human history. A new book “The Naked Neanderthal” says humans were the main cause thanks to their superior weapons. The author, ...

This undated photo provided by Ludovic Slimak shows the Mandrin cave, near Montelimar, southern France. Scientists have uncovered fossilized modern human remains and tools sandwiched between ...