Three-dimensional scans of seven Neanderthal heel bones suggest feet suited to heavy loads and demanding terrain. Joint ...

A Neanderthal who died 75,000 years ago may have been killed by a wooden spear deliberately aimed at the heart, revealing ...

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New fossil evidence from a Neanderthal burial site could be an early example of homicide among the species — but ...

What is particularly remarkable is that we see evidence of two contrasting facets of human nature—care and violence—juxtaposed in the same individual.” ...

In one case, 75,000-year-old bones reveal what may be the earliest identifiable victim of death by wooden spear.

Usually, people associate archaeological studies with bones, pottery and primitive tools, but archaeologists often find other ...

Six bone fragments from Abauntz cave in Navarre belong to a 46,000-year-old male Neanderthal; DNA and radiocarbon dating reveal the last Neanderthals of the western Pyrenees.

Researchers found evidence that a Neanderthal named Shanidar A may have been deliberately killed by a spear. The discovery ...

Everybody is aware of the story of Cain and Abel, the biblical tale of the world's first murder. But what if I tell you that the story of human anger and violence goes way beyond what we can imagine?

Scientists say the scarcity of Neanderthal DNA on the X chromosome may reflect who mated with whom, not harmful gene variants ...

Ancient history often feels distant and abstract, reduced to fossil fragments and textbook timelines. Yet every so often, a scientific discovery makes the past feel unexpectedly personal. A new ...