By comparing modern human, Neanderthal, and chimpanzee skulls, researchers have uncovered a unique trait having to do with ...

The early modern human's legs feature realistic body art His lower legs are stained red with ochre ... Listen to the tale of the first adult Neanderthal skull unearthed and what we've uncovered about ...

Female Homo neanderthalensis skull discovered at Tabun Cave at Mount Carmel in ... Prof Stringer says, 'So far, in my opinion, we don't have representational art from Neanderthal sites. But they did ...

In this feature, compare the skulls and jawbones of a Neanderthal and an early modern human and see if you can ferret out the many anatomical dissimiliarities that paleoanthropologists use to ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. CT scans of a Neanderthal skull (left) and a modern human skull ...

“Neanderthal skulls have huge brow ridges and lack chins ... like non-figurative art, varied from region to region, group to group.” He describes the facial reconstruction as “fun, but ...

A reconstruction of a Neanderthal woman's face, based on a skull unearthed in Shanidar cave in Iraqi Kurdistan. The skull belonged to a woman who died around 75,000 years ago and was crushed to bits.

From a flaky skull, found “as flat as a pizza ... For instance, burial practices, caring of the sick and a love of art. This reimagining of Neanderthals is historically and politically ...

For example, the child’s lower limbs were much shorter than those of a modern human, and more resembled a Neanderthal. The skull, however, almost fully mirrored a Homo sapien, particularly the ...

How do you tell? Our close evolutionary cousins, the Neanderthals, make look like us but there are distinct features in their skulls that set them apart. Palaeoanthropologist describes the main ...

Note that the Neanderthal is painted plaster of paris, with the maroon spots indicating pieces missing from the original. The Cro Magnon skull is molded fiberglass. When you view the casts head-on ...