Cut into a Gibraltar cliff face overlooking the Alboran Sea, a cave opening leads back in time to one of the earliest manufacturing sites on the planet—a Neanderthal-built tar distillation oven ...

Research led by the Universidad de Burgos has uncovered evidence suggesting Neanderthals engaged in collecting activities based on discoveries at the Prado Vargas Cave in Burgos, Spain.

Judging from relics uncovered in a cave in Iberia, Spain, the act of collecting may stretch at least as far back as our Neanderthal ancestry. In a study published on November 12th in the journal ...

Neanderthals may have used specialized hearths to make tar around 65,000 years ago, a new study finds. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

Your story on how the Neanderthals really died amid the rise of Homo sapiens, based on regional occupation, sounds like a perpetual hunt/war between the two groups. It would have started with ...

At a well-known hangout of Neanderthals, archaeologists have uncovered a structure they believe was used to cook up a form of prehistoric glue. The discovery was made in Vanguard Cave, part of ...

Nov. 30, 2023 — A recent study demonstrates how dripstones can be crucial for reconstructing past climates. The new approach can provide a detailed picture of the climate around early human ...

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Artist Mel Chin discusses the inspiration for his 1991 land art piece, Revival Field. And put it this way: I say that it’s the traditional sculpture that I’m interested in. Michelangelo has his ...