A Day In The Life Of A Neanderthal

Long before Homo sapiens populated the earth, the Neanderthals lived in Eurasia.

Now, paleoanthropologists in England and France are using new archeological methods to shed light on some previously unexplained Neanderthal mysteries.

Many years before in history, before homo sapiens lived on this planet, the neanderthals populated the earth. Due to the advancement in Paleoanthropology, we more of less understand the ways of our ancient ancestors.

When asked to picture a Neanderthal, most of us immediately think of a dumb Fred Flintstone type, carrying a club, wearing fur, and finding the nearest woman to knock over the head and drag back to their cave.

Well, that’s wrong.

Neanderthals were a social and capable species, who were far more intelligent than we think.

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A Brief History Of The Mysterious Homo Species: Denisovans

Denisovan is the term for a group of Hominins that thrived in the middle of the Pleistocene and covered some of the most populated areas in modern history. From frozen mountains to tropical islands, blizzards to beaches this group lived throughout Eurasia, Australia, and many Pacific Islands.

Using mitochondrial DNA scientists can track past migrations of Denisovans and even tell us where their legacy lives on. You see, same as with Neanderthals, Denisovan DNA lives on in certain populations.

But, Denisovans haven’t really been well defined yet. Despite DNA profiles, several fragments of bones, and one debatable wonderfully intact skull, the group referred to as Denisovans isn’t officially classified as a species of Homo, or even a sub-species. They are for a lack of a better word, a mystery.

One of the discoveries was a hybrid Neanderthal-Denisovan, named Denny because scientists recognize a square peg for a square hole as far as naming conventions go.

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The Great Pyramid reveals how it was built

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There is an opportunity for you to make the discovery for yourself! Watch and listen to the clues and see if you can figure it out before the reveal.

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The Incredible 40,000-Year-Old Denisovan Stone Bracelet

In 2008, the world’s oldest stone bracelet was discovered, the handiwork of a now-extinct species or population of humans called the Denisovans.

This incredible object was dated to between 40,000 and 50,000 years old, and was found in Stratum 11 of the world famous Denisova cave in the Altai region of Siberia and it is truly one of a kind, showing technical skills in fine stonework, long before we ever thought possible.

Whoever its wearer and whatever its importance, it is a find that fundamentally changed our views of the Denisovans, showing us they were far more advanced than we ever thought possible.

Watch this video to learn more about this incredibly rare and incredibly ancient discovery and find out why it should make us rethink the origins of human ingenuity.

What If the Neanderthals Had Not Gone Extinct?

Neanderthal DNA is 99.7% identical to our own, and researchers claim that some humans might be carrying as much as 2% of the Neanderthal genome. Making things even weirder is that scientists recently recovered a nearly complete DNA sequence from a 50,000-year-old Neanderthal skeleton.

So in theory, Neanderthals could make a comeback. But how would they adapt? And how long would they survive?

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When Archaeologists Dug In Flanders Fields, They Made A Sobering Discovery Beneath The Soil

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The Theopetra Cave and the Oldest Human Construction in the World

Archaeological research has shown that the Theopetra Cave was inhabited intermittently for several millennia. The earliest evidence of human occupation dates back to the Middle Paleolithic period, around 130,000 years ago. During this time, Neanderthals, our closest extinct human relatives, roamed Europe, and it's believed they were the cave's first inhabitants.