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Thanks to modern technology (and based on skull remains), we can now reconstruct a likely approximation of the faces of our ancient Neanderthal ancestors. When we look at those faces, we see beings ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. CT scans of a Neanderthal skull (left) and a modern human skull ...

A Neanderthal skill (left) and a modern human skull (right). © Philipp Gunz, License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 While closely related, Neanderthals and modern humans split ...

Modern humans can be recognized by their smaller facial structure when compared with Neanderthals and other hominin ancestors ...

In a study published Monday (March 24) in the Journal of Human Evolution, Schuh and colleagues analyzed the midface region of 174 skulls of Homo sapiens, Neanderthals and chimpanzees. By including ...

Stone tools unearthed in China's Yunnan province suggest Neanderthals or another ancient human species adapted to harsh ...

The study authors added that skulls found in Xuchang in central China’s Henan province also displayed some Neanderthal features, which “might indicate that human interactions occurred between ...