Neanderthals

Neanderthals

Using skeletal imprints and biomechanical models, Amélie Vialet of the National Museum of Natural History in Paris has analysed how ancient humans’ tongues, lungs, and larynx functioned to produce sounds. Photo: UNB

Scientists reconstruct voices of ancient humans from fossils

Scientists study physical evidence such as cave art, hand-crafted tools, and skull structures to infer cognitive and speech capabilities

This image provided by National Museum, Prague shows the skull of an ancient human called Zlatý kůň, originally discovered in the Koněprusy caves of the Czech Republic. Photo: National Museum, Prague via AP via UNB

Ancient genes pinpoint when humans and Neanderthals mixed and mingled

A researcher excavating a Neanderthal skeleton last year. Photo:Gailan Haji/EPA-EFE/REX

DNA linked to Covid-19 inherited from Neanderthals, common in Bangladeshis