Neandertals Archive
DNA
AncientPages.com - Neanderthals, the closest cousins of modern humans, lived in parts of Europe and Asia until their extinction some 30,000 years ago. Genetic studies are revealing ever
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Evolution
AncientPages.com - Nine human species walked the Earth 300,000 years ago. Now there is just one. The Neanderthals, Homo neanderthalensis, were stocky hunters adapted to Europe’s cold steppes. The related Denisovans inhabited Asia,
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DNA
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - People who carry three gene variants inherited from Neanderthals are more sensitive to some types of pain, according to a new study co-led
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Maritime history dates back thousands of years, och there is no doubt many ancient civilizations had excellent knowledge of navigation and sailing. Once
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - If you had the grooming habits of a Neanderthal, perhaps it's a good thing your nose wasn't as sensitive to urine and sweat
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - For over a century, one of the earliest human fossils ever discovered in Spain has been long considered a Neandertal. However, new analysis
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Human Beginnings
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The question of what makes modern humans unique has long been a driving force for researchers. Comparisons with our closest relatives, the Neandertals,
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Research has established that there are traces of Neandertal DNA in the genome of modern humans. Now an exploratory study that assessed the
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![Microscopy picture of a dividing basal radial glial cell, a progenitor cell type that generates neurons during brain development. Modern human TKTL1, but not Neandertal TKTL1, increases basal radial glia and neuron abundance. Credit: Pinson et al., Science 2022 / MPI-CBG Left: Microscopy picture of a dividing basal radial glial cell, a progenitor cell type that generates neurons during brain development. Modern human TKTL1, but not Neandertal TKTL1, increases basal radial glia and neuron abundance. [less] © Pinson et al., Science 2022 / MPI-CBG; Right: Anneline Pinson is a researcher in Wieland Huttner's group. © MPI-CBG](https://www.ancientpages.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Brain12Neurons-220x162.jpg)
