Genetic clues tell the story of Neanderthals’ decline.

The Neanderthal population shrank during a cold spell around 75 000 years ago, and the loss of genetic diversity may have contributed to their eventual extinction.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260323-genetic-clues-tell-the-story-of-neanderthals-decline?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Neanderthals #AncientHumans #Europe #Genetics #GeneticDiversity #DNA #Science

World’s oldest #yarn hints that #Neanderthals had basic math skills

By Kiona N. Smith

"A tiny scrap of thread stuck to the lower side of a stone flake offers a huge insight into Neanderthal life. The 6.2mm (0.24 inch) long bit of thread, spun from plant fibers, is the oldest example of the material ever found. According to uranium-series dating, the thread came from a layer of sediment between 52,000 and 41,000 years old at a Neanderthal site called Abri du Maras, in France."

Read more:
https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/04/neanderthals-made-the-worlds-oldest-thread/

#Anthropology #FiberArts #SpunFibers #AncientHumans

What does it feel like to walk in the 80 thousand year-old footprints of our Neanderthal cousins? Amazing!!

Come visit two of only eight sites in the world! 👣❤️🇵🇹
#Neanderthal #AncientHumans #Prehistory #Portugal #archaeology #findsFriday #Paleolithic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tIiJIIkRzc

How The Horse Genome Was Changed by Domestication

"A study reveals the suite of traits that ancient nomadic peoples selected to develop the type of horse that best fit their purposes"

#SciComm by @grrlscientist

#horses #genome #domestication #AncientHumans https://medium.com/@grrlscientist/how-the-horse-genome-was-changed-by-domestication-14ecf2f0adbb

How The Horse Genome Was Changed by Domestication

"A study reveals the suite of traits that ancient nomadic peoples selected to develop the type of horse that best fit their purposes"

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#horses #genome #domestication #AncientHumans https://medium.com/@grrlscientist/how-the-horse-genome-was-changed-by-domestication-14ecf2f0adbb

How The Horse Genome Was Changed by Domestication

"A study reveals the suite of traits that ancient nomadic peoples selected to develop the type of horse that best fit their purposes"

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#horses #genome #domestication #AncientHumans https://medium.com/@grrlscientist/how-the-horse-genome-was-changed-by-domestication-14ecf2f0adbb

How The Horse Genome Was Changed by Domestication

"A study reveals the suite of traits that ancient nomadic peoples selected to develop the type of horse that best fit their purposes"

#SciComm by @grrlscientist

#horses #genome #domestication #AncientHumans https://medium.com/@grrlscientist/how-the-horse-genome-was-changed-by-domestication-14ecf2f0adbb

Were Ancient Wolves And Bronze Age Humans Each Other’s Friends?

"Wolf bones unearthed on a tiny island in the Baltic Sea were found to be thousands of years old, and bore multiple signs of living alongside ancient humans."

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#wolves #dogs #domestication #genomics #AncientHumans #Sweden
https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2025/11/26/were-ancient-wolves-and-bronze-age-humans-each-others-friends/

Were Ancient Wolves And Bronze Age Humans Each Other’s Friends?

"Wolf bones unearthed on a tiny island in the Baltic Sea were found to be thousands of years old, and bore multiple signs of living alongside ancient humans."

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#wolves #dogs #domestication #genomics #AncientHumans #Sweden
https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2025/11/26/were-ancient-wolves-and-bronze-age-humans-each-others-friends/