The discovery of Neanderthal-made string has further cemented the idea that the species was highly intelligent. Our Neanderthal cousins, far from bein… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/336221/neanderthals-were-able-to-make-their-own-string…
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Oldest ever piece of string was made by Neanderthals 50,000 years ago
A piece of string found in a cave in France is the oldest ever discovered and shows that Neanderthals knew how to twist fibres together to make cords Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2240117-oldest-ever-piece-of-string-was-made-by-neanderthals-50000-years-ago/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
World’s oldest human DNA found in 800,000-year-old tooth of a cannibal
A protein analysis of an 800,000-year-old tooth suggests the supposed cannibal species Homo antecessor was only distantly related to humans and Neanderthals. Source: https://www.livescience.com/oldest-human-ancestor-dna-homo-antecessor.html
We may now know what our common ancestor with Neanderthals looked like
A prehistoric human species that lived in Europe 1.2 million to 800,000 years ago is emerging as a contender to be our last common ancestor with Neanderthals Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2239329-we-may-now-know-what-our-common-ancestor-with-neanderthals-looked-like/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Neanderthals dined on sharks and dolphins
New research has revealed that the Neanderthals were no stranger to catching and eating sea creatures. The study, which was headed up by Dr Joao Zilha… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/335804/neanderthals-dined-on-sharks-and-dolphins…
Neanderthals feasted on seafood and nuts according to fossil remains
The fossilised remains of the food found in one of the few remaining coastal Neanderthal sites in Europe show they ate plenty of seafood, fish and nuts Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2238767-neanderthals-feasted-on-seafood-and-nuts-according-to-fossil-remains/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
New Neanderthal bones found at famous Shanidar Cave
The newly found bones were close to the site of the famous ‘flower burial’ in Shanidar Cave, which overturned notions of Neanderthals as brutish subhumans and suggested they buried their dead. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/new_neanderthal_bones_shanidar_cave…
Did early humans in Africa interbreed with a mysterious, extinct species?
New research suggests that early humans in Africa interbred with a ghost population that likely split from the ancestors of humans and Neanderthals between 360,000 and 1.02 million years ago. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/early-humans-africa-interbred-with-extinct-species…
50,000-year-old remains suggest Neanderthals buried their dead
A Neanderthal skeleton unearthed in a cave in Iraq shows signs of having been deliberately buried – more evidence our cousin species behaved a little like we do Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2233918-50000-year-old-remains-suggest-neanderthals-buried-their-dead/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
70,000-year-old remains suggest Neanderthals buried their dead
A Neanderthal skeleton unearthed in a cave in Iraq shows signs of having been deliberately buried – more evidence our cousin species behaved a little like we do Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2233918-70000-year-old-remains-suggest-neanderthals-buried-their-dead/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…