neanderthals
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Analysis Of Neanderthal Teeth Reveals Unexpected Exposure To Lead
Around 250,000 years ago, two Neanderthal children were exposed to excessive levels of lead in what is now France, according to new research. It’s the oldest known case of lead exposure in hominin remains—a discovery that’s presenting an obvious question: How could this have possibly happened so long ago?
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Why Neanderthals Had Faces That Were So Different From Ours
Compared to modern humans, Neanderthals had heavy eyebrows, huge noses, and large, long faces that bulged forward. Using 3D computer models, an international team of scientists has analysed these facial features in detail, uncovering some likely explanations for these dramatic physical differences.
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Humans Today Have Even More Neanderthal DNA Than We Realised
A international team of researchers has completed one of the most detailed analyses of a Neanderthal genome to date. Among the many new findings, the researchers learned that Neanderthals first mated with modern humans a surprisingly long time ago, and that humans living today have more Neanderthal DNA than we assumed.
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Ancient Tooth Plaque Divulges Neanderthal’s Surprisingly Diverse Diets
It’s a good thing Neanderthals didn’t brush their teeth, otherwise we humans might not have been able to find out what they ate.