Neanderthal anatomy is characterised by a long, flat skull and a stocky body plan. When first discovered, Neanderthals were thought to be anatomically comparable to Aboriginal Australians, in …

Nov 25, 2025 · For the first time, scientists have peered inside a fossilized Neanderthal skull to study the delicate bones of the nasal cavity. Their analysis suggests Neanderthals’ large noses and unique...

Jan 3, 2024 · Some defining features of their skulls include the large middle part of the face, angled cheek bones, and a huge nose for humidifying and warming cold, dry air. Their bodies were shorter …

Listen to the tale of the first adult Neanderthal skull unearthed and what we've uncovered about our close relative in the past 160 years.

Nov 17, 2025 · The skull comes from the "Altamura Man," one of the most complete and best-preserved Neanderthal skeletons ever found.

Nov 18, 2025 · A Neanderthal skeleton, hidden deep in a limestone cave in southern Italy, has revealed a part of the human evolutionary story that scientists had long debated but had never directly observed.

Jul 30, 2025 · Uncover the fascinating morphology of the Neanderthal skull, offering profound insights into an extinct human species and our shared evolutionary past.

Aug 27, 2025 · The skull of a small child who lived and died many millennia ago represents the oldest direct evidence to date of the prolonged mingling between anatomically modern humans and our …

The Neanderthal skull and jawbone (above, at left) belong to the so-called "Old Man" of La Chapelle-aux-Saints, a nearly complete skeleton found inside a cave in southwestern France in 1908.

Neanderthal anatomy is characterised by a long and low skull, a heavy and rounded brow ridge (supraorbital torus), an occipital bun (bony projection) at the back of the skull, strong teeth and jaws, …