CANBERRA, Australia — Deep in the foothills of northeastern Spain, international archaeologists have uncovered evidence that’s reshaping our understanding of humanity’s closest relatives.

Neanderthals and other prehistoric humans have a reputation for being bloodthirsty brutes, existing on a diet of megafauna ...

The most obvious possibility is that Neanderthals themselves reached China. Neanderthals are well documented in Europe, going ...

Our closest cousins, the Neanderthals, excelled at making stone tools and hunting animals, and survived the rigors of multiple ice ages. So why did they disappear 27,000 years ago? While ...

Archaeologists previously assumed that East Asia did not see considerable tool development during the Middle Paleolithic, but ...

Neanderthals were intelligent, strong, and skilled early humans. From tool-making to burial rituals, discover 10 fascinating facts about our extinct relatives and their lasting legacy.