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Neanderthal neighbors cooked differently, study suggests tradition

It turns out, Neanderthals likely had something akin to “family recipes.”  Researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Is…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #RecipeTopics #AmudandKebaracaves #animalcutmarks #biology #butcherypractice #Energy&Environment #Neanderthal #northernisrael #Recipes #uniquefoodpreparation
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2183713/neanderthal-neighbors-cooked-differently-study-suggests-tradition/

Neanderthal neighbors cooked differently, study suggests tradition https://www.diningandcooking.com/2183713/neanderthal-neighbors-cooked-differently-study-suggests-tradition/ #AmudAndKebaraCaves #AnimalCutMarks #biology #ButcheryPractice #Energy&Environment #Neanderthal #NorthernIsrael #RecipeTopics #Recipes #UniqueFoodPreparation

200,000 years of recurrent #Neanderthal and #Homosapiens interaction.

#Palaeogenomics #anthropology

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/07/250713032519.htm

"Scientists often estimate population size by looking at genetic diversity. In general, more variation in the genome suggests a larger group. But when Akey’s team applied their tool, IBDmix, they found that much of the apparent diversity in #Neanderthal DNA actually came from genes inherited from modern humans, who had far larger populations. With this new insight, scientists lowered their estimate of the Neanderthal breeding population from about 3,400 individuals to roughly 2,400.Taken together, these findings help explain how Neanderthals disappeared from the fossil and genetic record around 30,000 years ago.

"I don't like to say 'extinction,' because I think Neanderthals were largely absorbed," said Akey. His idea is that Neanderthal populations slowly shrank until the last survivors were folded into modern human communities.…"
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/07/250713032519.htm

Nice discussion under this posting of the #Neanderthal 'fat factories' at Neumark-Nord125 Kya

These constraints also apply for African end-of-dry season conditions when lack of carbs and fats, and would have been critical for last phase of brain size increase in our speciation

#rabbitstarvation #proteintoxicity #huntergatherers

https://mathstodon.xyz/@johncarlosbaez/114833341747245629

A child's skull, dating 140 Kya from #Skhul Cave, may show both #Homosapiens and #Neanderthal traits. But Chris Stringer not convinced and views fossils as primarily Hs

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/human-evolution/140-000-year-old-childs-skull-may-have-been-part-modern-human-part-neanderthal-but-not-everyone-is-convinced

A new analysis of the neurocranium and mandible of the Skhūl I child: Taxonomic conclusions and cultural implications - ScienceDirect https://share.google/Y5g7uEFpJe3cYi9sx

"For a long time, Neanderthals were seen as intellectual lightweights. However, several recent finds have forced a rethink of their cognitive and creative abilities.

Neanderthals are now believed to have created 176,000-year-old enigmatic structures made from broken stalactites in a cave in France and cave art in Spain that dates back more than 65,000 years."

via https://www.sapiens.org/archaeology/neanderthal-dispersal/

#Archeology #Neanderthal #Humans

Conspiracy idea: a dating app is deliberately pairing up the people with the highest proportion of neanderthal DNA, in the hope that they will breed.

#conspiracy #dna #neanderthal

Ancient mystery unlocked! CT scans of a 140,000-year-old skull from Israel suggest a child with both human and Neanderthal traits—a possible hybrid. Scientists say DNA analysis is needed for proof, but this could reshape our human story. #Paleoanthropology #HumanOrigins #Neanderthal #newz

https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/07/ancient-skull-may-have-been-half-human-half-neanderthal-child/

follow the #Neanderthal from the dig to the #genome lab in a 1:25 model archaeowonderland: https://arc-tech.de/en/model-construction/mettmann/ #science #anthropology #archaeology

Now for something different (and a nicer shade of Neanderthal)

https://www.openculture.com/2025/06/hear-the-worlds-oldest-instrument-the-neanderthal-flute-dating-back-over-43000-years.html

#music #instruments #Neanderthal #flute #MusicalInstruments

The oldest known human fingerprint is discovered on ancient Neanderthal artwork – with help from Spain’s forensic police.

A 42,000 year old stone with a face is the oldest known example of symbolic work by a Neanderthal.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250611-the-oldest-known-human-fingerprint-is-discovered-on-ancient-neanderthal-artwork-with-help-from-spains-forensic-police?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Neanderthal #Science #Archaeology #Forensics #Spain #Segovia

A red dot, a 43,000 year old fingerprint, and a stone out of place—potential evidence of Neanderthal pareidolia https://phys.org/news/2025-05-red-dot-year-fingerprint-stone.html

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The red ochre #Neanderthal fingerprint!

About 43-42 ka

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12520-025-02243-1#Sec19

Original study:

D. Álvarez-Alonso et al., More than a #fingerprint on a pebble: A pigment-marked object from San Lázaro rock-shelter in the context of #Neanderthal symbolic behavior, Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences 16, 2025.

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12520-025-02243-1#Sec1

OK this is spectacular as a #Neanderthal fingerprint. The interpretation as Neanderthal art is a bit more debatable.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/may/26/like-a-face-discovery-reinforces-idea-neanderthals-created-art-say-experts

#science #anthropology #humans

Oldest bone spear tip in Europe, made by Neanderthals, found in Russia

Archaeologists working in the Caucasus Mountains in southern Russia discovered a revolutionary artifact that challenges assumptions held for centuries about Neanderthal technological skill...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/05/oldest-bone-spear-tip-in-europe-neanderthals-russia/

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In 2015 a jawbone of a 42,000 year old Neanderthal was found by archaeologists. Over several years more of the remains were discovered and the genome of the remains was analysed. What was fascinating that despite living close to otheer groups of Neanderthals and humans the genome showed that the lineage had remained isolated. It supported the view that the group was isolated from looking at artefacts from different sites in the area. https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/archaeology/a64770020/dna-last-neanderthal/

A story here from #trowelblazers on the #Palestinian woman #Yusra working with #archaeologist Dorothy #Garrod at Mount Carmel in the 1930s. She found the #Tabun1 female #Neanderthal

https://trowelblazers.com/2014/05/08/yusra-expert-excavator-of-mount-carmel/