Neanderthal Bones: Signs of Their Sex Lives
With whom did Neanderthals mate? In some cases, inbreeding looks likely.
Neanderthal Bones: Signs of Their Sex Lives
Anna Goldfield
Anna Goldfield, an archaeologist who received her Ph.D. from Boston University, specializes in analyzing faunal remains from archaeological sites, with particular emphasis on the diets of Neanderthals and anatomically modern humans. She is currently an adjunct instructor in anthropology at Cosumnes River College in Sacramento and at the University of California, Davis. Goldfield is the illustrator of The Neanderthal Child of Roc de Marsal: A Prehistoric Mystery and co-host of The Dirt, an archaeology podcast. Follow her on Twitter @AnnaGoldfield.
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The Neanderthal Diet—From Teeth to Guts
Neanderthals’ tooth enamel, torsos, and even fossilized poop reveal that they ate much more than meat.
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The Neanderthal Arm—Hints About Handedness
Stone tools and skeletons suggest that Neanderthals were mostly right-handed.
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The Neanderthal Throat—Did Neanderthals Speak?
The third installment of our head-to-toe tour of the Neanderthal body tackles how our close ancestors might have sounded.
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The Neanderthal Brain—Clues About Cognition
This installment of our head-to-toe tour of the Neanderthal body tackles hominin smarts.
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A Head-to-Toe Tour of the Neanderthal
The Neanderthal body has stories to tell about the life and times of our ancient hominin cousins.