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The Claws and the Spear: New Evidence of Neanderthal-Cave Lion Interactions

Felids, ranging from domestic cats to majestic tigers and lions, have wielded a profound influence on human culture throughout history. This impact can be traced back to prehistoric times when European foragers shared their environment with large cats like cave lions (Panthera spelaea), which are... click to read more

Gabriele Russo | PhD student at Paleoanthropology

prehistory

Neanderthal

Cave lion

Hunting

Human Behavior

Reading time 3.5 min

published on Jan 22, 2025

7000 years of the peopling of present-day France revealed by paleogenomics

By accessing the genomes of past populations, researchers have revealed how migrations have been at the origin of major cultural changes for our societies. Some of them have shaped Europe's modern genetic heritage. In France, this type of study had only been carried out on... click to read more

Melanie Pruvost | Research fellow at University of Bordeaux, CNRS, UMR5199 De la Préhistoire à l’Actuel : Culture, Environnement et Anthropologie (PACEA), allée Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 33600 Pessac

Neolithic

ancient DNA

prehistory

paleogenomic

population genetic

Reading time 3.5 min

published on Dec 23, 2020