Tag: Neanderthals
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Is art exclusively ours?
Homo sapiens (modern man) are considered to be a distinct species that first appeared in the African continent, from which it migrated to Asia and Europe. “Homo” is the genus, or group of species, and “sapiens”, which means wise, denotes the only human species that has survived. Older or other extinct species are known as …
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February 27, 2018 -
Neanderthals survived 3,000 years longer than thought
Neanderthals may have survived at least 3,000 years longer than thought in what is now Spain – much after the species had died out everywhere else, a study has found. The findings suggest that the process of modern human populations absorbing Neanderthal populations through interbreeding was not a regular, gradual wave-of-advance but a “stop-and-go, punctuated, …
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November 19, 2017 -
Signs of unidentified human tribe found in Neanderthal DNA
Long before modern humans moved out of Africa and spread out in the rest of the world, a mysterious human group migrated from the continent and inter-bred with Neanderthals in Europe, suggests a new study. An analysis of a Neanderthal femur's mitochondrial DNA has provided evidence that a lineage closely related to modern humans migrated …
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July 5, 2017 -
Neanderthals used tools for dental care 130,000 years ago
Neanderthals may have used toothpicks and other tools for dental care as far back as 130,000 years ago, say scientists who found evidence of prehistoric dentistry. The researchers analysed four isolated but associated mandibular teeth on the left side of the Neanderthal's mouth. The teeth were found more than 100 years ago at Krapina site …
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June 29, 2017 -
Neanderthals used plant-based aspirin, penicillin: Study
Neanderthals had a good knowledge about the medicinal properties of plants and used primitive versions of aspirin and penicillin to treat themselves about 40,000 years ago, say scientists who studied the oldest dental plaque from our nearest extinct relative. The DNA found in the dental plaque of provided remarkable new insights into the behaviour and …
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March 9, 2017 -
Neanderthals were adept at making tools, artefacts
Neanderthals were far smarter than previously thought as researchers have confirmed that our ancient cousins were responsible for producing tools and artefacts earlier argued by some to be exclusively in the realm of modern human cognitive abilities. Using ancient protein analysis, the team took part in an international research project to confirm the disputed origins …
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September 21, 2016 -
‘Gossip Girl’ creators get their own Marvel show
The duo behind Gossip Girl – Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage have been attached to Marvel’s Runaways. Schwartz and Savage are taking their shot at the comic book craze for a teen-centric drama on Hulu, reported Deadline. Hulu has ordered a pilot script for Marvel’s Runaways,based around a group of super-powered teens who discover their …
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August 19, 2016