A record of Neanderthal archaeology, thought to be long lost, has been re-discovered by NERC-funded scientists working in the Channel island of Jersey.– Harriet Jarlett

To read the whole article, please go to: http://www.nerc.ac.uk/press/releases/2013/81-neanderthals.asp?cookieConsent=A The discovery was made when the team undertook fieldwork to stabilise and investigate a portion of the La Cotte de St Brelade cave, on Jersey’s south… READ FULL ARTICLE

World’s oldest tumour found in the rib of Neanderthal that lived 130,000 YEARS ago By VICTORIA WOOLLASTON

To read the whole article, please go to: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2336750/Worlds-oldest-tumour-rib-Neanderthal-lived-130-000-YEARS-ago.html?ito=feeds-newsxml The world’s oldest tumour has been discovered in the rib of a Neanderthal who lived around 130,000 years ago. Scientists at the University of Kansas took… READ FULL ARTICLE

First Love Child of Human, Neanderthal Found BY JENNIFER VIEGAS

Please read the whole article at: http://news.discovery.com/human/evolution/neanderthal-skeleton-provides-evidence-of-interbreeding-with-humans-130327.htm The skeletal remains of an individual living in northern Italy 40,000-30,000 years ago are believed to be that of a human/Neanderthal hybrid, according to a paper in PLoS… READ FULL ARTICLE

Who Would Win in a Fight: a Modern Human or a Neanderthal? By Brian Palmer|

To read the whole article, please go to: http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/explainer/ 2012/10/neanderthal_vs_homo_sapiens_who_would_win_in_a_fight.html We beat them at evolution. But what about fisticuffs? A team of archaeologists, paleoanthropologists, and paleoartists has created a more accurate Neanderthal reconstruction, based on… READ FULL ARTICLE