Despite its proximity to other groups of Neanderthals and the era’s modern humans, the lineage of the specimen, dubbed ...

Sharing the name of a legendary dwarf in J. R. R. Tolkien's classic fantasy novel "The Hobbit," a Neanderthal now known as ...

The discovery of a Neanderthal named Thorin reveals a previously unknown lineage that diverged from other Neanderthals ...

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A long-running argument between archaeologists and geneticists has finally been settled - and the answer could help explain ...

Neanderthal remains recovered from a cave in France have been named 'Thorin' after a character from J.R.R. Tolkien's book The ...

Neanderthal remains found in France support the theory that their isolated, antisocial lifestyle and inbreeding contributed ...

Dental enamel suggests our extinct cousins experienced longer periods of stress during childhood.

In 2015, the team uncovered the partial remains of Neanderthal DNA, which they nicknamed ‘Thorin.’ Thorin is currently still ...

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

A new study supports the idea that Neanderthals likely went extinct because of how they lived — in isolation. The early human ...