Neanderthals - Sites and Debates
Sequencing of Neanderthal DNA Begun
The nuclear DNA sequencing of our old human counterpart Neanderthal is in process, a task that even five years ago seemed impossible.
Decoding Neanderthals
Decoding Neanderthals is a 2013 video, summarizing the recent scholarly research into the abilities of Neanderthals, their history and the living legacy they provide us even today.
Secrets of the Dead: Caveman Cold Case
Secrets of the Dead: Caveman Cold Case (2013) describes recent excavations and interpretations of Neanderthal lifeways at El Sidron, Spain and Gorham's Cave, Gibraltar.
El Sidron (Spain)
El Sidron is the name of an enormous cave in the mountainous region of northern Spain, where the cannibalized remains of at least 12 individuals have been identified.
Neanderthals at Gorham's Cave, Gibraltar
Gorham's Cave is an important Neanderthal site on the Rock of Gibraltar, where evidence for the very last Neanderthals on the earth have been found.
Neanderthal and Human Life at Ortvale Klde Rockshelter, Georgia
About 35,000 years ago, our distant cousins the Neanderthals died out. What advantage did Homo sapiens have that allowed us to survive this early Darwinian conflict? Researchers working in a rockshelter in the republic of Georgia believe they have part of the answer.
Mousterian
The Mousterian industry is an ancient Middle Stone Age method of making stone tools, associated with our hominid relatives the Neanderthals in Europe and both Homo sapiens and Homo neanderthalensis in Africa.
Neanderthal
Neanderthals were a type of early hominid that lived on the planet earth between about 100,000 to 30,000 years ago.
Kebara Cave (Israel)
Archaeological cave site in Israel, with the first nearly complete skeleton of a Neanderthal individual (except the skull).
La Chapelle aux Saintes (France)
La Chapelle aux Saintes is an achaeological site in France, consisting of a Neaderthal skeleton, with chert and flint tools and a bison leg on his chest.
Neanderthals Study Guide
A study guide to our distant cousins, the Neanderthals, including an overview, important facts, archaeological sites, suggestions for further reading and study questions.