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A 14,000-year-old engraved reindeer antler is possibly the first piece of early human art ever found.
Neanderthals' brains had less room for complex functions, which may have played a role in their demise.
Museum human origins expert Chris Stringer comments on research that re-dates the last evidence of Neanderthals in Europe.
Chris Stringer comments on the ancient human genome research.
Scientists detect microscopic volcanic glass from an ancient Italian eruption, providing clues about why the Neanderthals died out.
The world's largest known sample of fossil humans are Neanderthals, according to a study by the Museum's Chris Stringer.
Models of ice age plant and animal movements reveal clues to human evolution.
Sense of smell may have been as important as language in giving modern humans an evolutionary advantage over other human relatives.
A jawbone from Kent's Cavern has revealed that modern humans were living in northwestern Europe between 41,000 and 44,000 years ago.
Humans with primitive skull features were still living in West Africa 13,000 years ago.
A human-like species may shift the likely location of early human origins from East Africa to South Africa.
A genetic study suggests modern humans evolved in southern Africa rather than in the east.
The earliest known examples of human skull-cups have been uncovered in the UK, Natural History Museum scientists report.
A new group of ancient humans interbred with our species and left behind a genetic trace. Chris Stringer talks about the research.
A high-tech study of tooth growth lines reveals that Neanderthals had shorter childhoods and reached maturity earlier than modern humans.
Ancient human relatives used stone tools to help them eat animals more than 3 million years ago.
Ancient humans lived in Britain more than 800,000 years ago Museum scientists report.
The genetic code of the Neanderthals has been revealed for the first time, giving surprising clues to their intimate relations with modern humans.
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