Unretouched triangular microlithic projectile points have been identified from their impact traces in the oldest occupation layers of the Obi-Rakhmat site in Uzbekistan, dating to 80,000 years ago.

Tiny triangular-shaped flints from arrowheads found in Uzbekistan shed light on how the first settlement of ‘Homo sapiens’ – ...

A study examining fossil evidence shows that large land predators were already hunting big plant-eating animals more than 280 million years ago. University of Toronto Mississauga researchers Jordan M.

When the two species got together tens of thousands of years ago, the hookups may have often involved a male Neanderthal and a female human, according to a new study. The findings, described February ...

For years, geneticists have wrestled with a curious absence: many modern people carry Neanderthal DNA, yet large stretches of the human X chromosome are almost empty of it. A new study argues that ...

Geneticists have a better understanding of how prehistoric pairings unfolded, with new research suggesting they were mostly ...

When Homo sapiens trekked out of Africa, our species encountered Neanderthal populations already inhabiting the vast expanses ...

Neanderthal men were short, stocky and powerful - and our female ancestors appeared to fancy them, according to a new study. (Image is AI-generated).