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Was a lack of get-up-and-go the death of the Neanderthals?

Phys.org - Sat 14 Sep 24

A new study posits a very surprising answer to one of history's great mysteries—what killed off the Neanderthals?

Was A Lack Of Get-up-and-go The Death Of The Neanderthals?, International Business Times - Wed 11 Sep 24

New Neanderthal Lineage From 100,000 Years Ago Helps Explain Their Extinction

Discover Magazine - Wed 11 Sep 24

A group of early humans, isolated for 50,000 years in a French cave system, is genetically different than previously researched Neanderthals.

Genome of Neanderthal fossil reveals lost tribe cut off for millennia

Newscientist - Wed 11 Sep 24

Analysis of DNA from a Neanderthal fossil found in a French cave indicates that it belonged to a group that was isolated for more than 50,000 years

Neanderthal group genetically isolated for 50,000 years despite being just 10 days’ walk from neighbours

Cosmos Magazine - Wed 11 Sep 24

DNA from a fossilised Neanderthal found in France reveals he was part of a community which was isolated from other Neanderthal for 50,000 years. The findings are detailed in a paper published ...

Archaeologists discover an ancient Neanderthal lineage that remained isolated for over 50,000 years

Phys.org - Wed 11 Sep 24

A fossilized Neanderthal discovered in a cave system in the Rhône Valley, France, represents an ancient and previously undescribed lineage that diverged from other currently known Neanderthals ...

Long-lost Neanderthal group that lived 50,000 years ago is discovered and it has links to 'The Hobbit'

Daily Mail - Tue 17 Sep 24

Neanderthal remains recovered from a cave in France have been named 'Thorin' after a character from J.R.R. Tolkien's book The Hobbit. Now, his bones are rewriting early human history.

Genetic analysis of Neanderthal named for Tolkien character reveals history of inbreeding

Salon - Sat 14 Sep 24

A recent genetic study on Thorin the Neanderthal's DNA revealed 50,000 years of isolation and inbreeding

Science news this week: 'Thorin' the last Neanderthal and a 'smiley face' on Mars

Livescience - Sat 14 Sep 24

Sept. 14, 2024: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. ...

Scientists find a new Neanderthal population that stayed completely isolated for 50,000 years

ZME Science - Thu 12 Sep 24

Something like this would seem unimaginable for our Homo sapiens species.

Ancient DNA Reveals Neanderthal Group Was Isolated for 50,000 Years

Smithsonian Magazine - Thu 12 Sep 24

A new study, based on the remains of a Neanderthal nicknamed Thorin, is shaking up what archaeologists long thought about these early humans in Europe

Neanderthal Lineage Was Isolated For an Astonishing 50,000 Years

ScienceAlert - Wed 11 Sep 24

A long time to hold a grudge.

Neanderthals’ social isolation may have sped up their extinction

Popular Science - Wed 11 Sep 24

Using DNA extracted from some roughly 45,000-year-old bones, scientists have found a new Neanderthal lineage that likely did not have a lot of interaction with others from its species. The ...

DNA of 'Thorin,' one of the last Neanderthals, finally sequenced, revealing inbreeding and 50,000 years of genetic isolation

Livescience - Wed 11 Sep 24

Thorin — nicknamed after a dwarf in J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" — is also called the "last Neanderthal" because he may have lived as recently as 42,000 ...

A Hidden Lineage: New Insights into Neanderthal Evolution

Anthropology.net - Wed 11 Sep 24

In a very groundbreaking, surprising study1, researchers have revealed that European Neanderthals consisted of at least two distinct populations, evolving in isolation for tens of thousands ...

Neanderthal Populations Were Genetically and Socially Isolated for Tens of Thousands of Years: Study

Sci.News - Wed 11 Sep 24

Thorin is one of the best-represented Neanderthal individuals found in France since the discovery from Saint-Césaire in 1979. The post Neanderthal Populations Were Genetically and Socially ...