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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

The biggest collection of Neanderthal footprints yet discovered offers a window on their social structure, and shows that their group was filled with children

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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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Neanderthal fossils

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Ancient DNA reveals Neanderthal migration and interbreeding

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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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A golden eagle

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Neanderthals may have prized golden eagle claws for symbolic value

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medieval manuscript

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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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Neanderthals may have been sprinters not endurance runners

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A neanderthal skull

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The last Neanderthals may have died out much earlier than we thought

Spain was seen as the only part of Europe humans struggled to colonise, allowing Neanderthals to cling on for longer – now that's being challenged

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Some people have slightly squashed heads thanks to Neanderthal DNA

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Complex stone tools in China may re-write our species' ancient history

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Neanderthals may have breastfed their young for more than two years

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Neanderthals may have powered their bigger bodies by breathing deeper

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