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Neanderthals feasted on seafood and nuts according to fossil remains

The fossilised remains of the food found in one of the few remaining coastal Neanderthal sites in Europe show they ate plenty of seafood, fish and nuts

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70,000-year-old remains suggest Neanderthals buried their dead

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Neanderthals never lived in Africa, but their genes got there anyway

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Neanderthal and human encounters
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Neanderthals may have climbed an active volcano soon after it erupted

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Modern human and Neanderthal skull

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Neanderthals may have died out due to sheer bad luck

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Cave paintings in Andalusia, Spain, have been attributed to Neanderthals

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Neanderthals' cave art skills questioned in dispute over age of images

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This is one of the Neanderthal footprints discovered at Le Rozel

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Ancient footprints show Neanderthals may have been taller than thought

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Neanderthals spent a surprising amount of time underwater

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Neanderthals spent a surprising amount of time underwater

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Geek coastline

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Our species got to Europe 165,000 years earlier than we thought

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Ancient DNA reveals Neanderthal migration and interbreeding

DNA from 120,000-year-old bones sheds light on the ancestry of Neanderthals in Europe, revealing a remarkable 80,000 years of genetic continuity, interbreeding with a mystery hominin and migrations

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Reconstruction of Homo erectus

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Mystery hominin had sex with ancestors of Neanderthals and Denisovans

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Neanderthals may have prized golden eagle claws for symbolic value 

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Neanderthals artwork

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Cosy up with the Neanderthals, the first humans to make a house a home

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