A new study suggests #Neanderthals could not adapt to a period of increased radiation as well as early modern #humans did.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/sunscreen-clothing-and-caves-may-have-given-modern-humans-an-edge-over-neanderthals-when-earths-magnetic-field-wandered-180986462/
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This one here's a pretty old bone #SpearTip. In fact it's the oldest (yet known) in Europe! - And you'll never guess who made it! 
Was it Neanderthals? - Well, yes it was #Neanderthals. 
https://www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2025/04/oldest-bone-spear-tip-in-europe-was-made-by-neanderthals
16-Apr-2025
#Sunscreen, clothes and caves may have helped #HomoSapiens survive 41,000 years ago
an original addition to the never-ending list of things that may have killed off the #Neanderthals
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1080358 #science #anthropology
Y chromosomes from the few extant male Neanderthal fossils are more similar to those from a now-extinct branch of modern humans than to those from nominally-more-similar Denisovans. This provides evidence of male:female human:Neanderthal interbreeding, complementing the female:male interbreeding indicated by mitochondrial DNA.
Summary: https://techfixated.com/how-neanderthals-lost-their-y-chromosome-2/
Researchers uncover lost human lineage that shaped our evolution
A revolutionary study in genetics has upended the long-standing belief that modern humans originated from a single continuous lineage...
More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/03/researchers-uncover-lost-human-lineage-that-shaped-our-evolution/
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That we need to #ImproveOurSupport, especially in cases of #DownSyndrome aka #Trisomy21 is know since the #Neanderthals ... literally: https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/jun/26/fossil-of-neanderthal-child-with-downs-syndrome-hints-at-early-humans-compassion
Kindred Neanderthal Life, Love, Death and Art by Rebecca Wragg Sykes
Much of what defines us was also in Neanderthals, and their DNA is still inside us. Planning, co-operation, altruism, craftsmanship, aesthetic sense, imagination, perhaps even a desire for transcendence beyond mortality. Kindred does for Neanderthals what Sapiens did for us, revealing a deeper, more nuanced story where humanity itself is our ancient, shared inheritance.
Archaeologists uncover evidence of Neanderthal habitation in Ghamari Cave, Iran
Iranian archaeologists have uncovered compelling evidence of human habitation in Ghamari Cave dating back 40,000 to 80,000 years. The cave is located near Khorramabad in Iran’s Lorestan Province. Among the discoveries were stone tools, animal bones, and pottery...
More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/03/neanderthal-habitation-evidence-in-ghamari-cave-iran/
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New study reveals Neanderthals faced a population crash 110,000 years ago
A new study has uncovered a major genetic bottleneck in Neanderthals about 110,000 years ago, shedding light on their demographic history and potential causes for their extinction. The research was conducted by an international team of scholars and published in Nature Communications...
More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/02/neanderthals-faced-a-population-crash/
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20-Feb-2025
The inner ear of #Neanderthals reveals clues about their enigmatic origin
New study challenges the theory that Neanderthals originated after an evolutionary event that implied the loss of part of their genetic diversity
If you like thinking and learning about human prehistory, you'll like this interview with geneticist David Reich. Two hours on what research tells us about human origins, how modern humans relate to Neanderthals and Denisovans, ancient DNA, ancient epidemics, admixture, how genetics informs archaeology, and the spread of the Yamnaya from the steppes.
New fossil evidence reveals that Neanderthals cared for a 6-year-old with Down syndrome, challenging stereotypes of these ancient humans. This discovery highlights their capacity for empathy, social bonds, and care for individuals with special needs. A profound reminder of shared humanity across millennia. #Neanderthals #HumanEvolution #Archaeology
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/neanderthals-cared-for-6-year-old-with-down-syndrome-fossil-find-reveals
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TONIGHT, Last Quarter Moon 
Jan 21, 18:30 (London UTC)
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Camilla Power on
'Neanderthals, Homo sapiens and the human revolution'
Camilla Power will be comparing the evidence for the emergence of language, art and symbolism between the lineages of Neanderthals in Eurasia and Homo sapiens in Africa. Some similarities and some differences are suggested by archaeological, fossil, demographic + palaeogenomic data. Did both populations engage in the human symbolic revolution, and was this fundamental to interchange between them?
#humanorigins #Neanderthals #modernhumans #symbolicculture #anthropology #archaeology #fossils
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It's Book Quote Wednesday and the word is KIND. Two technologically advanced Neanderthals try to get to grips with the complexities of the English Civil War. #bookqw #neanderthals #englishcivilwar #alternatehistory https://www.benjeapes.com/index.php/novels/new-world-order/
Here me read a longer extract at benjeapes.substack.com.
Hubris by Johannes Krause and Thomas Trappe review – learning from the #Neanderthals
Why did we succeed when other #hominins didn’t, and can lessons from our evolutionary past help rein in our destructive impulses?
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/dec/27/hubris-by-johannes-krause-and-thomas-trappe-review-learning-from-the-neanderthals #science #HumanEvolution #BookReview #newBooks
It's all very confusing. In terms of fossil morphology, #Neanderthals and #Homosapiens = distinct species. But they definitely got it on together around 47 Ka somewhere in the Middle East, so...hybridisation?
Studies pin down exactly when #humans and #Neanderthals swapped #DNA
Two recent studies suggest that the gene flow (as the young people call it these days) between Neanderthals and our species happened during a short period sometime between 50,000 and 43,500 years ago. The studies, which share several co-authors, suggest that our torrid history with Neanderthals may have been shorter than we thought.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/12/studies-pin-down-exactly-when-humans-and-neanderthals-swapped-dna/
Scientists pinpoint when #humans had babies with Neanderthals.
A mysterious chapter of the human origin story reveals that modern humans and #Neanderthals had babies together for an extended period, peaking 47,000 years ago.
9-Dec-2024
Earliest deep-cave ritual compound in Southwest Asia discovered
Case Western Reserve University researchers helped unearth evidence for ritualistic gathering in upper #Paleolithic
A cave in Galilee, Israel, has yielded evidence for ritualistic gathering 35,000 years ago, the earliest on the Asian continent.
#ManotCave was used for thousands of years as a living space for both #Neanderthals and #humans at different times.
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1067301 #science #archaeology #caves
Explore prehistoric art and discover how our ancient ancestors expressed themselves through art, from intricate Paleolithic art to symbolic carvings by Homo Naledi. Uncover the stories behind cave art, symbolic thought, and cultural leaps that connect us to our past.
Learn more: https://worldofpaleoanthropology.org/2024/12/07/exploring-human-expression-the-origins-of-art-and-symbolism/
