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Indigenous woolly dogs, ground sloth pendants and more headline-grabbing findings by scientists at the National Museum of Natural History

As we begin to unpick the history of human and Neanderthal evolution, new scrutiny is being placed on the decision of scientists to separate the two and depict one as more superior.

Here is Ancient Origins’ compilation of the most revelatory developments in human evolution knowledge from 2023.

Researchers who examined prehistoric cave art in France and Italy purport that the absent phalanges were intentional body modifications.

A roundup of mysterious, paranormal and strange news stories from the past week. If you can’t get enough of the revelations

A new interpretation of Paleolithic cave art proposes that prehistoric people cut off their fingers for religious rituals.

Men and women might have had their fingers deliberately chopped off during religious rituals in prehistoric times,...

This unique occurrence stands as the first documented instance of a new behavior pattern emerging within a population of long-tailed macaques.

Men and women of the Palaeolithic era in Western Europe may have chopped off their fingers as part of religious rituals, according to Mark Collard.

The heart is sending as many signals to the brain as the brain does to the heart. And the signals from the heart affect function in multiple parts of the brain including the amygdala, the emotional centre of the brain.