New DNA From a Neanderthal Bone Holds Evidence of a Lost Tribe of Humans0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- August 25, 2017
We’ve been swapping DNA for a long time.
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Why Am I Neanderthal?0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- August 25, 2017
When our ancestors first migrated out of Africa around 60,000 years ago, they were not alone. At that time, at least two other species of hominid cousins walked the Eurasian landmass—Neanderthals and Denisovans.
Some Neanderthals were vegetarians who used natural forms of penicillin and aspirin as medicine0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- June 29, 2017
‘Apparently, Neandertals possessed a good knowledge of medicinal plants … the use of antibiotics would be very surprising, as this is more than 40,000 years before we developed penicillin’
Neanderthals ‘self-medicated’ for pain0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- March 16, 2017
Neanderthals dosed themselves with painkillers and possibly penicillin, according to a study of their teeth.
Skulls Found in China Are Part Human, Part Neanderthal0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- March 10, 2017
Newly uncovered skulls in China have both human and Neanderthal features, a mix that so far hasn’t been seen in a hominid fossil.
Extinct Neanderthals still control expression of human genes0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- February 28, 2017
Neanderthals are still affecting what illnesses some people develop, how tall they are and how their immune systems work, despite being extinct for 40,000 years.
Oldest Ancient-Human DNA Details Dawn of Neandertals0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- February 23, 2017
Sequence of 430,000-year-old DNA pushes back divergence of humans and Neandertals
The Fate of Neanderthal Genes0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- November 15, 2016
The Neanderthals disappeared about 30,000 years ago, but little pieces of them live on in the form of DNA sequences scattered through the modern human genome.
Fossil DNA confirms interbreeding between humans and Neanderthals0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- November 7, 2016
36,000-year-old skeleton reveals how the genes of the earliest inhabitants of Europe survived the Ice Age
Ancient structures found in cave couldn’t have been built by modern humans0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- October 28, 2016
Constructions date to 176,000 years ago.
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