Neandertals are the best-studied of all extinct hominins, with a rich fossil record sampling
hundreds of individuals, roughly dating from between 350,000 and 40,000 years ago. Their …

Naturally occurring minerals or their synthetic analogues have been important as pigments
used in artistic and cosmetic contexts in global antiquity. The analysis and identification of …

Determining the extent of overlap between modern humans and other hominins in Eurasia,
such as Neanderthals and Denisovans, is fundamental to understanding the nature of their …

Human cooperation is highly unusual. We live in large groups composed mostly of non-
relatives. Evolutionists have proposed a number of explanations for this pattern, including …

The Aesthetic Brain takes the reader on a wide-ranging journey through the world of beauty,
pleasure, and art. Chatterjee uses neuroscience to probe how an aesthetic sense is etched …

Recent archaeological discoveries have revealed that pigment use, beads, engravings, and
sophisticated stone and bone tools were already present in southern Africa 75,000 y ago …

The production of purposely made painted or engraved designs on cave walls—a means of
recording and transmitting symbolic codes in a durable manner—is recognized as a major …

We describe eight, mostly complete white-tailed eagle (Haliaëtus [Haliaeetus] albicilla)
talons from the Krapina Neandertal site in present-day Croatia, dating to approximately 130 …

People across the world and throughout history have gone to great lengths to enhance their
physical appearance. Evolutionary psychologists and ethologists have largely attempted to …

Africa's Middle Stone Age (MSA) may have lasted almost half a million years, but its earliest
expression is not yet well understood. The MSA is best known for innovations that appear in …