A child buried in the world's oldest human cemetery had both modern human (Homo sapiens) and Neanderthal characteristics, suggesting she was a hybrid, according to a new study. However, not everyone ...

Science News: A groundbreaking study reveals a 140,000-year-old child skull found in Israel may represent the first identified hybrid between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens, showcasing unique ...

Facial reconstructions of the prehistoric humans Homo floresiensis (left), Homo erectus (middle) and a Neanderthal (right) that are part of an upcoming five-part documentary series called "Human." ...

They found that the skull bases of the Chiari skulls closely matched those of Homo neanderthalensis while the bases of the control group more closely resembled those of modern humans.

Interestingly, the tilted backwards positioning of the foramen magnum (where the spine enters the skull) was most similar to Kabwe I, a Homo rhodensiensis specimen.

According to new research, Neanderthal DNA genes could be the reason that some people are more prone to a type of headache-causing brain defect.

Our early human ancestors might have been more adaptable than previously thought: New research suggests Homo erectus was able to survive—and even thrive—after its home in East Africa shriveled ...

Homo erectus: Lived between approximately 1.89 million - 110,000 years ago, initially in Africa, then later across large parts of Asia and possibly to the fringes of Europe.

A SKULL unearthed nearly a century ago is now believed to have belonged to a ‘half human, half neanderthal girl’, according to a new study. The girl, who experts say was just three-year… ...

A 140,000-year-old hominin skull from Israel probably belonged to a hybrid child of Neanderthal and Homo sapiens parents, according to an analysis of its anatomy. The 5-year-old girl was buried ...

Researchers determined that a skull of a female child from Skhūl Cave in Israel shows both Homo sapiens and Neanderthal features, leading researchers to think she is possibly a hybrid. If she is ...

Several other ancient human species had different skull shapes to our own, and a previous study published in 2013 put forward the idea that interbreeding between Homo sapiens and these other ...