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The entrance to a limestone cave system in a forested Belgian hillside with warm light spilling from inside

Neanderthals Hunted and Ate Outsiders. A Belgian Cave Holds the Proof.

A reanalysis of 41,000-year-old bones from Belgium's Goyet cave reveals that Neanderthals selectively butchered women and children from a rival group, the strongest evidence yet for inter-group warfare in our closest relatives.

Casey Cooper·April 13, 2026 at 3:22 PM UTC

Ancient stone with red ochre fingerprint markings in warm cave lighting

History

The 43,000-Year-Old Fingerprint That May Be the First Art

A Neanderthal pressed their ochre-stained finger onto a stone in Spain. Researchers now argue it's one of the oldest known artistic expressions.

Casey Cooper·January 14, 2026

Ancient molar tooth fossil against dark background representing Denisovan genetic discovery

Science

The Denisovans: What a 200,000-Year-Old Tooth Reveals

A molar found in a Siberian cave has yielded the oldest high-coverage ancient genome ever sequenced, rewriting our understanding of human evolution's most mysterious relatives.

Casey Cooper·January 12, 2026

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