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Artefacts hint at cultural exchange between Neanderthals and humans

A cave on the Turkish Mediterranean coast was inhabited first by Neanderthals and then Homo sapiens, but the continuity of tools and personal objects suggests there was some sharing of culture between the two species

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‘Hobbit’ hominins scavenged meat left over by Komodo dragons

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Humans sleep the least of all apes – is it the secret to our success?

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Ancient human DNA found on cave art for the first time

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All known Homo naledi skeletons seem to be female

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What really happened when ancient humans migrated out of Africa

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Alice Roberts

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Alice Roberts: ‘We are fundamentally, at the end of the day, animals’

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Ötzi’s frozen remains may harbour metabolically active microbes

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Ancient teeth hint at links between Denisovans and Homo erectus

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The story of the first human tool: the humble container

An analysis of ancient human artefacts finds that the container, a simple but critical tool, may have originated 500,000 years ago. Columnist Michael Marshall explores how slings, ostrich eggs and wooden trays helped our ancestors survive

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A lost ancient script reveals how writing as we know it really began

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Human heads have changed shape a lot in the past 100 years

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Neanderthal infants were enormous compared with modern humans

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Are Neanderthals descendants of modern humans?

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