In February, researchers from conservation organisation Condrik Tenerife were about two kilometres off the coast of Tenerife Island, looking for sharks, when they caught sight of something much ...

The research team determined many of the tools were crafted in the style known as Quina, which is typically regarded as an archaeological signature of Neanderthals, a species of ancient human.

Neanderthal DNA strengthens the immune system and regulates inflammation Denisovan genes help with altitude adaptation and oxygen use Paleogenetics reveals that human evolution is more complex ...

Quina is one of a number of stone tool styles associated with Neanderthals that archaeologists call Mousterian culture.The unprecedented discovery at Longtan had "significant implications ...

Researchers from the University of Washington excavating a site in China have found Neanderthal tools dating back almost 55,000 years. Their findings were published March 31 in Proceedings of the ...