#neanderthals — Public Fediverse posts
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🧬🦗 A genomic study from the Institute of Evolutionary #Biology analyzed 745 ancient dental calculus samples and chitinase genes across #Eurasia.
Northern populations rarely ate #insects and carry mutations reducing their ability to digest insect exoskeletons, a trait persisting since the dawn of #agriculture. #Neanderthals and #tropical populations show more insect #DNA and better adapted #genes.
👉 https://scitechdaily.com/why-you-hate-eating-bugs-dna-reveals-a-9000-year-old-legacy/
#science #entomophagy #evolution #genetics #nutrition #archaeology #food #sustainability #bugs
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This 22-Year #Amazon #Study Revealed a #Quiet #ClimateCrisis : Medium
The #AI #Bubble has further to run despite the looming #Crash : Guardian
#Inbreeding didn’t #Doom the #Neanderthals, study suggests : Science
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@RadicalAnthro IFL coverage of the story.
Neanderthals And Humans Living In A Cave in #Türkiye Shared The Same Culture For 30,000 Years
The more we learn about #Neanderthals, the more the line between them and us seems to blur.
by Benjamin Taub, 7/6/2026
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🧬🤔 An archaeologist unpacks the #science and #ethics of #cloning extinct #humans like #Neanderthals.
The piece explains why Colossal Biosciences’ widely reported #direwolf de-extinction was actually a genetically tweaked gray #wolf, not a true clone. It walks through how real cloning works, why intact ancient #DNA simply doesn’t exist for Neanderthals, and whether we should even try.
👉 https://www.popsci.com/science/clone-neanderthals/
#deextinction #genetics #science #paleontology #archaeology #evolution #homosapiens #colossalbiosciences #direwolf
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Artefacts hint at cultural exchange between Neanderthals and humans.
A cave on the Turkish Mediterranean coast was inhabited first by Neanderthals and then Homo sapiens, but the continuity of tools and personal objects suggests there was some sharing of culture between the two species.
#Archaeology #Neanderthals #HomoSapiens #AncientHumans #Science
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A Turkish cave shows Neanderthals and Homo sapiens using the same tools, same food strategies, and even collecting the same useless seashells, across a 20,000 year handoff. Continuity, not replacement. #Neanderthals #Paleolithic #HumanEvolution https://www.anthropology.net/p/a-shell-with-no-meat-inside-it
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Neanderthal Technology : Rhinoceros Teeth as Tools
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New Genetic Study Finds Late Neanderthals Were Not Highly Inbred
📰 Original title: Ancient DNA Reveals a Genetic Surprise in The Last Neanderthals
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Ancient human DNA found on cave art for the first time.
DNA from ancient humans has been found on a prehistoric cave painting and on cave walls, demonstrating the potential to one day identify individual artists and resolve the debate over Neanderthals’ artistic abilities
#DNA #Neanderthals #AncientHumans #Spain #Portugal #Prehistoric #Science
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24-Jun-2026
#Neanderthals in Western Europe were doing well right before they went extinct
Genetically healthy population was well-connected with other groups and did not interbreed with modern #humans -
Genome study of 27 late Neanderthals from Belgium and France finds no inbreeding, no genetic decline, and no recent modern human ancestry, raising new questions about how they disappeared. #paleoanthropology #Neanderthals #ancientDNA https://www.anthropology.net/p/the-bones-at-goyet
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RE: https://biologists.social/@stefanfwirth/116489040453465287
Please read my short #sciencecommunication about the similarity of #brainvolumes between #Neanderthals and #Homo #sapiens. As both stayed additionally in contact, #interacted with trade and reproduced with each other, their nevertheless hypothesized belonging to two #districtspecies creates according to my opinion the picture of strikingly #similarspecies.
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A 75,000-year-old Neanderthal fetus and two baby teeth from Bavaria reveal bone growth strikingly close to modern humans, plus what may be the earliest known case of a metabolic bone disorder in a non-sapiens hominin. #Neanderthals #Paleoanthropology #HumanEvolution https://www.anthropology.net/p/the-bones-of-an-unborn-neanderthal
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Neanderthals gathered shellfish like modern humans 115,000 years ago, study finds
Neanderthal groups living along the southern coast of Europe gathered shellfish through every season around 115,000 years ago, according to a new study from researchers working in Spain. The work focused on remains from Los Aviones Cave and...
More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/05/neanderthals-gathered-shellfish-like-modern-humans/
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#archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #Neanderthals #shellfish #anthropology #humanevolution
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🧐 Ah yes, the groundbreaking revelation that men lie about their height—stop the presses! 🤯 From #Neanderthals crafting stone sandals for an extra inch to modern-day basketball players' NBA draft dreams, the height of insecurity knows no bounds. Apparently, the only thing taller than these men is the pile of lies they stand on. 😂
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-lede/the-men-who-lie-about-their-height #menlieaboutheight #heightinsecurity #humor #basketballdraft #HackerNews #ngated -
Nine fossil teeth from a collapsed cave in southeastern France reveal that Middle Pleistocene Neanderthals were far more regionally variable than linear evolutionary models suggest. #Paleoanthropology #Neanderthals #HumanEvolution https://www.anthropology.net/p/nine-teeth-from-payre-and-the-uneven
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Male Neanderthals and female humans shaped modern DNA through ancient interbreeding, study finds
Most people living outside Africa carry small traces of Neanderthal DNA. These inherited fragments appear across many human chromosomes. One part of the genome stands apart. The human X chromosome contains long regions where Neanderthal ancestry almost never appears...More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/02/male-neanderthals-and-female-homo-sapiens/
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#archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #bioarchaeology #Neanderthals
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From ice-age hunters to our closest extinct relatives, this essential guide uncovers who the Neanderthals really were — and what they reveal about us.
https://www.discoverwildlife.com/prehistoric-life/neanderthals-guide
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Respect to our Neanderthal ancestors whom I would describe as 'Metal'
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Neanderthals at a Spanish cave 115,000 years ago harvested shellfish on a seasonal schedule — preferring cold months, avoiding summer’s risks. Oxygen isotopes in their shells are the receipts. #Neanderthals #HumanEvolution #Paleoanthropology https://www.anthropology.net/p/they-knew-when-to-go-to-the-shore
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Neanderthals were highly creative and resourceful. But were they experts in dentistry? Probably not, we’re guessing, but that didn’t stop them from giving it a go. Researchers recently unearthed a 59,000-year-old Neanderthal molar that shows signs of being drilled into to treat a cavity. This won’t hurt a bit, right? Read more from @Smithsonianmag:
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Neanderthals drilled cavities to treat a toothache 59,000 years ago
“Every time I go to the dentist, I think about that guy,” researcher says.
Archive: ia: https://s.faithcollapsing.com/ijqzs
#anthropology #archaeology #bioarchaeology #neanderthals #osteoarchaeology #paleoanthropology #science #teeth
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/05/neanderthals-drilled-cavities-to-treat-a-toothache-59000-years-ago/ -
Neanderthals may have drilled out a cavity 59,000 years ago.
Over the years, excavations at Chagyrskaya Cave in southwestern Siberia have unearthed an assortment of Paleolithic treasures, including heaps of tools fashioned from stone and bone, alongside fossils from the easternmost population of Neanderthals.
https://www.npr.org/2026/05/13/nx-s1-5815047/neanderthal-tooth-dentistry-cavity-drill?utm_source=globalmuseum #globalmuseum #Neanderthals #dentistry
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@HI_Greens Indeed - that wouldn't surprise me at all! I can very well imagine the existence of #Neanderthals with that sort of #knowledge. If there were #Neanderthal #dentists, why not Neanderthal #doctors & #pharmacists? They probably didn't divide up the roles like we do.
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So, the #Neanderthals were a bunch of idiots who went around dragging their knuckles on the ground, were they, & people still talk about #football #hooligans or supporters of Tommy Robinson being "Neanderthals". The #reality was VERY different - they were extremely smart, & didn't become #extinct because of lack of #intelligence. Maybe we should bear that in mind. See: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/may/13/neanderthals-stone-drills-treat-cavities-tooth-siberia-dentist.
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Neanderthals used stone drills to treat cavities 59,000 years ago, tooth suggests https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/may/13/neanderthals-stone-drills-treat-cavities-tooth-siberia-dentist #Neanderthals #Archaeology #Anthropology #Evolution #Biology #Science #Dentists #Health #Society
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New studies suggest that Neanderthals were less resilient than modern humans when faced with environmental shocks due to less flexible social networks.
#Neanderthals #anthropology
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Researchers discovered that Neanderthals used prehistoric rhinoceros teeth as durable tools for shaping stone and processing materials. The findings reveal surprising levels of planning and ingenuity among our ancient relatives.
#AncientHistory #Neanderthals #Mystery #Archaeology #HumanOrigins
Read more:https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-evolution-human-origins/neanderthals-rhinoceros-teeth-tools
