Neanderthals | A Blog About History

Neanderthal remains found in Greece

April 10th, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

The fossilized remains of adult and children Neanderthals have been found in Kalamakia Cave in Greece. A trove of Neanderthal

March 26th, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

Researchers have published a new, high-quality sequencing of the Neanderthal genome. The genome produced from remains of a toe bone

March 14th, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

A new study puts forth the claim that Neanderthals became extinct because they had larger eyes than our species. The

March 12th, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

New research suggests that while Neanderthals could hunt large animals, it was their inability to hunt small prey that may

February 7th, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

New radiocarbon dating performed on Neanderthal fossils found in southern Spain suggests that they died out 10,000-15,000 years earlier than

January 29th, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

Der Spiegel has posted an interesting interview with George Church, a synthetic biology expert from Harvard university who believes that

December 12th, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

Evidence has been found that shows the caves of Roccia San Sebastiano, located north of Naples in Italy, were used

October 16th, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

New evidence has been found in northern Israel which suggests that Neanderthals and modern humans may have lived there side-by-side.