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The bone fragments reveal the
Archeology

The bone fragments reveal the

Anthropologists have long not determined how much modern people are dealing with Neanderthals and when that happens. Currently, a 40,000-year-old fossil bone in Romania…

December 17, 2018
The cause of Neanderthal extinction
Archeology

The cause of Neanderthal extinction

Neanderthals may have died out because they did not know how to harness the power of fire at the same level as human relatives.

December 17, 2018
Neanderthal's persistent revenge
Archeology

Neanderthal's persistent revenge

Pushed into the path of extinction tens of thousands of years ago, the Neanderthals still have the opportunity to avenge by inheriting a dangerous disease for modern peo…

December 17, 2018
Detecting mysterious traces of gibbons
Archeology

Detecting mysterious traces of gibbons

Studying the genome of the remains found in the famous Denisov cave today, scientists have determined a 17% coincidence with the Neanderthal gene, another 4% of the homi…

December 17, 2018
Evidence of cancer in Neanderthals
Archeology

Evidence of cancer in Neanderthals

A tumor lying on the rib of a 120,000-year-old skeleton shows that at least one Neanderthal who had been cancerous seemed to only haunt modern humans.

December 17, 2018