Neanderthals
Does a cave beneath Pembroke Castle hold key to fate of early Britons?
Scientists hope wealth of prehistoric material in Wogan Cavern in Wales is well preserved enough to reveal what really happened to our most ancient ancestors
Robin McKie Science Editor
22, Jun, 2024 @9:20 AM
Readers reply: why do neanderthals have such a bad reputation?
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts
02, Jun, 2024 @1:00 PM
Why do neanderthals have such a bad reputation?
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts
26, May, 2024 @1:01 PM
Scientists link elusive human group to 150,000-year-old Chinese ‘dragon man’
Researchers have found fresh evidence that may connect the mysterious Denisovans to the early human species Homo longi
Robin McKie Science editor
30, Mar, 2024 @3:00 PM
Neanderthal DNA may explain why some of us are morning people
Scientists find genes inherited from our prehistoric cousins increase tendency to rise early – useful in regions with short winter days
Ian Sample Science editor
14, Dec, 2023 @5:00 AM
Where did they all go? How Homo sapiens became the last human species left
At least nine hominin species once roamed the Earth, so what became of our vanished ancestors?
Sarah Wild
18, Nov, 2023 @2:00 PM
Justice for Neanderthals! What the debate about our long-dead cousins reveals about us
The long read: They were long derided as knuckle-draggers, but new discoveries are setting the record straight. As we rethink the nature of the Neanderthals, we could also learn something about our own humanity
Nikhil Krishnan
19, Sep, 2023 @4:00 AM
‘I feel like a man from another era’: Neanderthal hunter Ludovic Slimak
Explorer Ludovic Slimak has dedicated decades to unearthing the mystery of our prehistoric ancestors. Now he has found a missing piece that radically reshapes our understanding – not just of the Neanderthals but of humanity itself
Michael Segalov
10, Sep, 2023 @2:00 PM
Study casts doubt on Neanderthal ‘flower burial’ theory
Exclusive: Bees may be source of pollen near remains but evidence still suggests bodies were buried with care
Linda Geddes Science correspondent
28, Aug, 2023 @6:00 AM
UK experts fear losing access to ice age mammoths Cotswolds site to UAE
Archeologists and palaeontologists say legislation needed to protect major finds championed by David Attenborough
Dalya Alberge
05, Aug, 2023 @2:18 PM
French cave markings said to be oldest known engravings by Neanderthals
Hundreds of faint stripes, dots and wavy lines at Loire valley site were created more than 57,000 years ago, say scientists
Ian Sample Science editor
21, Jun, 2023 @6:00 PM
Revealed: modern humans needed three tries – and 12,000 years – to colonise Europe
Homo sapiens forced out Neanderthals between 54,000 and 42,000 years ago, according to controversial new research
Robin McKie
07, May, 2023 @8:00 AM
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