An ancient human site in Germany features animal bones that were smashed into small pieces and heated to extract fat 125,000 ...

Nord, Germany, systematically transported and processed the bones of at least 172 large mammals to extract nutrient-rich ...

This practice has been documented as far back as 28,000 years ago, but has not been confirmed at older sites, making ...

A groundbreaking discovery in Germany has revealed a surprising aspect of Neanderthal life—one that showcases their ...

“We see Neanderthals hunting and minimally butchering deer in one area, processing elephants intensively in another, and—as ...

An analysis of ancient animal bones found in Germany suggests that Neanderthals extracted grease from them to gobble up ...

On the shores of an ancient lake in what is now central Germany, a group of Neanderthals transformed a lakeside landscape ...

125,000-Year-Old Neanderthal “Fat Factory” Shows They Gorged On Bone Grease The energy-packed fat could've been added to stews to make them more nutritious. Benjamin Taub. Benjamin Taub.

DNA studies suggest that Neanderthals underwent a steep decline in genetic diversity around 110,000 years ago—a forbidding omen of the species’ disappearance approximately 70,000 years later.

Two recent studies of Neanderthal archaeological sites (one on the coast of Portugal and one in central Germany) demonstrate yet again that our extinct cousins were smarter and more adaptable than ...

The teeth from a Neanderthal nicknamed Thorin were found in a cave in France. He lived about 40,000 to 45,000 years ago in an isolated community of the now extinct hominins.

Neanderthals might have eaten the fat out of necessity, Pearson said. They sometimes experienced periods of starvation and may have been desperate for sources of calories.