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Middle Palaeolithic

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Photo credit: Jakub Hałun, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

More Discoveries Point to Neanderthal Intelligence

This very ancient people we know the most about can’t be the missing link that many paleontologists are looking for. Read More ›
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Image credit: Neanderthal-Museum, Mettmann, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Were Neanderthals and Humans the Same Species?

The evidence does not demonstrate that humans evolved from some kind of humanlike yet intellectually primitive precursor.  Read More ›
Neanderthal Musuem
Photo: Neanderthal Musuem, Germany, by Clemens Vasters, via Flickr (cropped).

Researchers: Neanderthals Invented Process to Produce Birch Tar

The tar can be used for glue, bug repellent, and killing germs. This finding tracks growing recognition of Neanderthals as intelligent. Read More ›
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Photo: Levallois stone tool technology, by Muséum de Toulouse [CC BY-SA 3.0].

Rewriting Human Origins, Ongoing in East Asia

The reason all these new discoveries are so noteworthy is not because they represent the usual progress of science. Read More ›

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