Neanderthal Archives

December 7, 2024

Sussex Boy Unearths 60,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Hand Axe Now Museum’s Best Find in a Decade

A chance discovery by a young boy on Shoreham Beach, West Sussex, has added a remarkable chapter to British archaeological history. Ben Witten, now nine years old, found what experts have confirmed

Members of a group including the Zlatý kůň woman and the Ranis individuals travel across Europe some 45,000 years ago (illustration). Credit: Tom Björklund

Archaeology

Neanderthal DNA Peaked 47,000 Years Ago With 7,000 Years of Mixing in Human Genes

Research published in Science and Nature has established that Neanderthal and modern human interbreeding peaked around 47,000 years ago, with gene flow occurring over approximately 7,000 years. The studies provide unprecedented insight into human evolution and migration patterns. The research

December 14, 2024

Neanderthal Genetic Diversity Halved 110,000 Years Ago, Study Finds

Archaeology

A new study published in Nature Communications has uncovered evidence that Neanderthals experienced a severe population crash around 110,000 years ago, which may have

Swindon Quarry Yields 220,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Tools and Mammoth Remains

Archaeology

A team led by amateur paleontologists Sally and Dr. Neville Hollingworth has uncovered tools used by early humans alongside mammoth teeth and straight-tusked elephant