Why did modern humans replace the Neanderthals? The key might lie in our social structures
Neanderthals and humans may have been equally smart and skilled, but some evidence points to humans living in larger groups.
March 26, 2024 • ~8 min
Neanderthals and humans may have been equally smart and skilled, but some evidence points to humans living in larger groups.
A new discovery is shedding more light on the overlap between the two species of human, despite the challenges of exploring this distant time
What could the extinction of Neanderthals tell us about our own species? An archaeologist explains in The Conversation Weekly podcast.
The analysis could help us understand behavioural differences between the two groups of humans.
Scientists had figured a fossil found in Spain more than a century ago was from a Neandertal. But a new analysis suggests it could be from a lost lineage of our species, Homo sapiens.
It makes sense that a world of individuals used art to explore identity.
It makes sense that a world of individuals used art to explore identity.
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