The bones of a Neanderthal from a cave in Iraq's northern Kurdistan region are offering evidence of both violence and compassion in the closest evolutionary cousins of our species, exhibiting a wound ...

Six ancient bone fragments found in a Spanish cave belonged to a male Neanderthal, and their well-preserved DNA could reveal new details about his life Maria D. Guillén (IPHES-CERCA) Scientists ...

“What is particularly remarkable is that we see evidence of two contrasting facets of human nature—care and violence—juxtaposed in the same individual.” Reading time 3 minutes Life probably sucked for ...

Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a Neanderthal whose life came to a brutal end 75,000 years ago when a sharpened wooden spear plunged into the individual’s chest in one of the earliest ...

Neanderthal had wound from apparent fatal spear attack Interpersonal violence seen as most likely scenario Same individual suffered earlier nonfatal facial injury Partial skeleton found in Iraq's ...