and were joined by modern humans (Homo sapiens) about 50,000 years ago. The two species overlapped for only a few thousand years before the Neanderthals died out about 40,000 years ago.
Scientists have discovered a 'lost' species of human with an abnormally large skull which lived alongside homo sapiens. Known as the Juluren, meaning 'big head people', this ancient species may ...
A new analysis of DNA from ancient modern humans (Homo sapiens) in Europe and Asia has determined, more precisely than ever, the time period during which Neanderthals interbred with modern humans ...