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Did Neanderthals Have Religion?

IFL Science 11 Feb 2026

Having said that, it’s worth pointing out that the arrangement could have had a purely domestic function, and the jury is still very much out on what this find means for Neanderthal cognition and behavior.Neanderthal funerals.

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Neanderthal Pregnancies May Have Been More Complicated Than Ours, Contributing To Their Extinction

IFL Science 09 Feb 2026

We still don’t fully understand why Neanderthals became extinct while our species thrived, although low fertility rates are believed to have played a role in the demise of our prehistoric cousins.

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New study uses Neanderthals to demonstrate gap between generative AI and scholarly knowledge

Phys Dot Org 06 Feb 2026

Phones, laptops, tablets, smartwatches—they're a part of everyday life, simplifying access to entertainment, information, and each other ... ....

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We May Now Know Where Humans And Neanderthals Hooked Up – And It Was All Over The Place

IFL Science 06 Feb 2026

When our ancient ancestors made the journey out of Africa and took their first steps in Eurasia, they came face-to-face with Neanderthals for the first time – and boy, did they hit it off.

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Neanderthals and early humans may have interbred over a vast area

New Scientist 02 Feb 2026

We are getting a clearer sense of where and how often Homo sapiens and Neanderthals interbred, and it turns out the behaviour was much more common than we first thought ... .

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Neanderthals carried travel toolkits when they went bear hunting

Boing Boing 28 Jan 2026

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This forgotten cave sealed for 57,000 years may hold the earliest signs of Neanderthal symbolism

The Times of India 27 Jan 2026

For a long time, the Neanderthals were regarded as functional, survival-minded humans who possessed the capabilities of hunting and tool production ... that Neanderthals were capable of abstract thought.

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Greece Yields the Oldest Known Wooden Tools: 430,000-Year-Old Discoveries at Megalopolis Basin

Greek City Times 27 Jan 2026

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Neanderthals, Megafauna, And Tales Of Odd Monsters In The Elwy Valley Caves

IFL Science 24 Jan 2026

Here archaeologists discovered the remains of an early form of Neanderthals – teeth and jaw fragments – dating to around 230,000 years ago ... Image credit ... This suggests they were specifically the remains of food for the early Neanderthals. . .

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How Did Having Sex With Humans Kill Off The Neanderthals?

IFL Science 23 Jan 2026

The problem for Neanderthals, however, is that there were a lot more of us than there were of them ... For instance, it has been argued that as the modern human Y chromosome replaced the Neanderthal equivalent, Neanderthal males became sterile.

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Neanderthals took reusable toolkits with them on high-altitude treks through the Alps

Phys Dot Org 21 Jan 2026

When Neanderthals in Italy were crossing the Alps, ...

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Neanderthals In Italy Took Refuge In A “Bear Cave” While Crossing The Alps

IFL Science 20 Jan 2026

High-altitude mountain passes were not the kind of place to sleep out in the open during the Ice Age, and Neanderthals couldn’t afford to be picky when choosing a shelter while crossing the Alps.

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The last common ancestor of humans and Neanderthals is found, in Morocco

Haaretz 19 Jan 2026

A hominin at the root of Homo sapiens, Neanderthals and Denisovans too is discovered where predicted, in Africa, from precisely 773,000 years ago ....

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The hunt for where the last Neanderthals lived

New Scientist 14 Jan 2026

Clues from studies of ancient plants and animals have helped archaeologists pin down where the last Neanderthals found refuge, says columnist Michael Marshall ... .

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Neanderthal "Altamura Man" Suffered An Unfortunate Death And Became Embedded In A Cave Wall Over 128,000 Years Ago

IFL Science 13 Jan 2026

Sometimes that can mean animal remains, and in this case it was the most complete remains of a neanderthal ever found ... But this doesn't mean that Neanderthals weren't suited to the cold at all.

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Did Neanderthals Have Religion?

Neanderthal Pregnancies May Have Been More Complicated Than Ours, Contributing To Their Extinction

New study uses Neanderthals to demonstrate gap between generative AI and scholarly knowledge

We May Now Know Where Humans And Neanderthals Hooked Up – And It Was All Over The Place

Neanderthals and early humans may have interbred over a vast area

Neanderthals carried travel toolkits when they went bear hunting

This forgotten cave sealed for 57,000 years may hold the earliest signs of Neanderthal symbolism

Greece Yields the Oldest Known Wooden Tools: 430,000-Year-Old Discoveries at Megalopolis Basin

Neanderthals, Megafauna, And Tales Of Odd Monsters In The Elwy Valley Caves

How Did Having Sex With Humans Kill Off The Neanderthals?

Neanderthals took reusable toolkits with them on high-altitude treks through the Alps

Neanderthals In Italy Took Refuge In A “Bear Cave” While Crossing The Alps

The last common ancestor of humans and Neanderthals is found, in Morocco

The hunt for where the last Neanderthals lived

Neanderthal "Altamura Man" Suffered An Unfortunate Death And Became Embedded In A Cave Wall Over 128,000 Years Ago

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