The researchers believe that Neanderthals, an extinct species of human known to have lived in that area as far back as ...

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

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

The hunting and gathering activities of early humans required a high-calorie diet consisting of a variety of ...

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

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

According to the authors, the huge cache of bones may have been collected over a period of time before being imported to Neumark-Nord in one massive load, where they were intensively processed into ...

However, while the site may represent the first known Neanderthal fat factory, Roebroeks says he’s not too surprised by the finding, given that “we know that they were already fooling around ...

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

Neanderthals were running a potentially lifesaving "fat factory" around 125,000 years ago in what is now Germany, a new study finds.