A reconstruction of a Neanderthal woman's face, based on a skull unearthed in Shanidar cave in Iraqi Kurdistan. The skull belonged to a woman who died around 75,000 years ago and was crushed to bits.

Standing proud in the Museum's Human Evolution gallery are two of the most scientifically accurate reconstructions that exist of a Neanderthal and early modern human. Find out how these lifelike ...

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On the basis of the old man and the first relatively ... ideas now debunked as racist. This reconstruction set the scene for understanding Neanderthals for decades, and indicated how far modern ...

On the basis of the old man and the first relatively ... ideas now debunked as racist. This reconstruction set the scene for understanding Neanderthals for decades, and indicated how far modern ...

Slightly larger brains than modern humans, and stronger, but extinct. An illustration of the Neanderthal man. (credit: SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY) Neanderthals and Homo sapiens developed in different ...

This image shows a reconstruction of Dragon Man in his habitat. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing ...

It seems Neanderthals were actually much more like us than we imagined. The journey begins in the Netherlands, where world-renowned reconstruction artists — and identical twin brothers — Adrie ...