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Neanderthals cold-adapted? Ribcage reconstruction may hold the answer (phys.org)
Researchers at the Department of Paleobiology, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales in Madrid report that analysis of a Neanderthal ribcage from a cave in Iraq exhibits a "bell-shaped" thorax configuration typical of Neanderthals elsewhere, differing from that of modern humans.
A new timeline for Neanderthal interbreeding with modern humans (news.berkeley.edu)
A new analysis of DNA from ancient modern humans (Homo sapiens) in Europe and Asia has determined, more precisely than ever, the time period during which Neanderthals interbred with modern humans, starting about 50,500 years ago and lasting about 7,000 years — until Neanderthals began to disappear.
65,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Hearth Structure Discovered in Gibraltar (sci.news)
Archaeologists say they have discovered a new type of Neanderthal hearth at Vanguard Cave, Gibraltar.
Neanderthals' social isolation may have sped up their extinction (popsci.com)
Using DNA extracted from some roughly 45,000-year-old bones, scientists have found a new Neanderthal lineage that likely did not have a lot of interaction with others from its species.
Neanderthals and humans interbred 47k years ago for 7k years, research suggests (livescience.com)
Patterns of Neanderthal cut marks, bone breakage in cooked vs. uncooked birds (arstechnica.com)
Neanderthals did not go extinct, we assimilated them (elpais.com)
Neanderthal fire pits offer an extraordinarily precise snapshot of ancient life (nature.com)
How many bathrooms have Neanderthals in the tile? (johnhawks.net)