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Looking into a Neanderthal gallery at La Roche-Cotard
An enigmatic “mask” comes from outside a cave filled with Neanderthal markings.
Mar 21
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Did Levallois tools make Neanderthals human?
Evaluating a recent hypothesis from the geneticist David Reich, focusing on range expansion from Africa.
Mar 15
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A look at the Neanderthal deep cave structures from Bruniquel
Ten years after describing the site, new work details ancient access to the cave.
Mar 9
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Genomes from tombs of the Golden Horde, and the Y chromosome of Genghis Khan
Research led by my PhD student looks at the connections of medieval mausoleums in Kazakhstan.
Mar 6
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February 2026
Matrilineal networks may be the key to understanding Neanderthal mixture
A new study focusing on the X chromosome finds repeated maternal dispersal bias in Neanderthal and modern evolution.
Feb 28
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How Sahelanthropus tchadensis moved
Not quite like a hominin, but with extended hip posture similar to Ardipithecus ramidus
Feb 22
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Complex fiber and wood technologies of the first Great Basin peoples
From Cougar Mountain Cave and Paisley Caves, Oregon, come remarkably preserved examples of perishable materials.
Feb 15
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A Neanderthal time capsule from Grotta Guattari
Excavations of a new chamber reveal an ancient floor with more than a dozen new Neanderthal fossil remains.
Feb 8
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What the heck are chins for?
A human characteristic that remains an enduring evolutionary enigma.
Feb 4
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January 2026
Tracing the wave of Neanderthal-modern interactions
A rapid expansion of modern people ran into Neanderthals and mixed with them nearly to the ends of their range.
Jan 27
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Rock art may be far older than modern humans in Sulawesi
Dating of a panel with two handprints puts their production sometime before 68,000 years ago.
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A deep record of unknown hominins from Sulawesi
A cave known as Leang Bulu Bettue provides a record from the Middle Pleistocene across the arrival of modern people.
Jan 18
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