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Models of the skulls of human ancestors

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Ancient humans: What we know and still don’t know about them

Confused by the flood of news about ancient humans? Here’s the low-down on what new discoveries are revealing about the complicated story of our ancestors

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A sample containing DNA

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Mud DNA means we can detect ancient humans even without fossils

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Illustration of a mastodon

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First Americans may have been Neanderthals 130,000 years ago

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Person cutting notches into bone with close-up of notched Neanderthal version on the left

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Neanderthal artist revealed in a finely carved raven bone

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Neanderthals sat round a campfire with bits of meat hanging up in the foreground

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Neanderthals may have medicated with penicillin and painkillers

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The 12 biggest and best science stories of 2016

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Super-you: The mutant powers you get from outsider genes

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Humans have purged the bad genes from our Neanderthal hook-ups

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Humans have purged the bad genes from our Neanderthal hook-ups

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A fire burns in a stone hearth in a cave

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Cave fires and rhino skull used in Neanderthal burial rituals

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Visitors to museum study glass case containing mannequins meant to representNeanderthal man and boy

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Ice age fashion showdown: Neanderthal capes versus human hoodies

Animal remains at ancient hominin sites suggest that Neanderthals didn't dress to impress, whereas early modern humans had more sophisticated tastes

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Tolerance of smoke may have given us an edge over Neanderthals

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Neanderthal skulls and brains may have developed just like ours

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Neanderthals built mystery underground circles 175,000 years ago

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Game of bones: first Europeans' shifting fortunes found in DNA

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