Neanderthal genes seem to have hung around long after Neanderthals themselves did, as new scientific dating of the famed ...

In 1998, archaeologists discovered the skeletal remains of a child in Portugal’s Lapedo Valley. When the team took a closer ...

The first-ever published research out of Tinshemet Cave indicates the two human species regularly interacted and shared ...

Unique versions of the lactase gene found in the genomes of East Asian people may have increased in prevalence within the ...

“Most of the hominins that we see during this period of time are hybrids ,” study author Professor Yossi Zaidner told ...

Neanderthal fossils show a major population drop 110,000 years ago. Researchers link this to reduced genetic diversity.

Researchers used a novel method of radiocarbon dating to figure out the age of the Lapedo child, who had both Neanderthal and ...

The first-ever published research on Tinshemet Cave reveals that Neanderthals and Homo sapiens in the mid-Middle Paleolithic ...

Advanced radiocarbon dating has provided the most accurate age assessment yet for the “Lapedo Child,” one of the most ...

The new approach to radiocarbon dating could soon be applied to other Paleolithic human sites, improving our understanding of ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have dated the skeleton of an ancient child that caused a stir when it was first discovered ...