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How were the first cave paintings made?
40,000 years ago people made the first cave paintings. Scientists are studying how they did it, shedding light on prehistoric life in the process.
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The explosive origins of pottery during the last ice age
The oldest pottery we’ve found are a few fragments from China ~20,000 years old. But the technology has explosive origins deeper in the ice age
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Neanderthal medicine inferior to human healthcare
Neanderthal medicine was a thing and they took care of each other. But just how effective was it? An analysis of their rate of survival suggests “not very”.
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Denisovans were artists, cave dates suggest
New dates from Denisova cave confirms the epynonymous Denisovans were innovatiors, manufacturing tools never before seen in the region.
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Food preparation gave us evolutionary advantage
How did humans outcompete Neanderthals? New research suggests we were better at food preparation, giving us the evolutionary edge.
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Was the first grave an accident?
Sima de los Huesos is a Spanish cave that may well be the worlds first grave. Or is it just an accidental accumulation? New research investigates.
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Neanderthals could start a fire with ancient lighters
Ancient Neanderthal tools seem to have been used to start a fire, settling a debate over whether they could make their own flames.
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Neanderthal cave art is fake news?
We recently found the first evidence of Neanderthal cave art. However, some are skeptical of this discovery. Is it really what it seems?
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Scientists build 61,000-year-old bow and arrow
Researchers recreated 61,000-year-old projectile weapons to see if they were used in the worlds oldest bow and arrow. The results say “probably”.
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Bones suggest Neanderthal clothing worse than ours
Could Neanderthal clothing explain why they went extinct? Evidence from the bones of the prey implies their attire was worse than ours.