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The hunt for where the last Neanderthals lived

Clues from studies of ancient plants and animals have helped archaeologists pin down where the last Neanderthals found refuge, says columnist Michael Marshall

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Oldest evidence of fire-lighting comes from early humans in Britain

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Neanderthals' hefty noses weren’t well adapted to cold climates

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Denisovans may have interbred with mysterious group of ancient humans

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Prehistoric crayons provide clues to how Neanderthals created art

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Neanderthal-human hybrids may have been scourged by a genetic mismatch

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Reconstructed skull gives surprising clues to our enigmatic Ancestor X

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Early Neanderthals hunted ibex on steep mountain slopes

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A skull unearthed in Harbin, China, turns out to belong to a Denisovan

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An incredible Denisovan skull is upending the story of human evolution

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Neanderthals were probably maggot-munchers, not hyper-carnivores

It has been claimed Neanderthals ate a huge amount of meat based on isotope ratios in their bones – but the explanation could instead be a diet rich in maggots

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Neanderthal groups had their own local food culture

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'Hybrid' skull may have been a child of Neanderthal and Homo sapiens

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Neanderthals had a 'fat factory' where they processed bones for grease

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A Neanderthal-shaped skull may explain why some people get headaches

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