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Ancient handaxes made from geodes
New work describes exceptional artifacts from the Sakhnin valley of Israel.
 • John Hawks
Looking into a Neanderthal gallery at La Roche-Cotard
An enigmatic “mask” comes from outside a cave filled with Neanderthal markings.
 • John Hawks
Did Levallois tools make Neanderthals human?
Evaluating a recent hypothesis from the geneticist David Reich, focusing on range expansion from Africa.
 • John Hawks
A look at the Neanderthal deep cave structures from Bruniquel
Ten years after describing the site, new work details ancient access to the cave.
 • John Hawks
Genomes from tombs of the Golden Horde, and the Y chromosome of Genghis Khan
Research led by my PhD student looks at the connections of medieval mausoleums in Kazakhstan.
 • John Hawks

February 2026

Matrilineal networks may be the key to understanding Neanderthal mixture
A new study focusing on the X chromosome finds repeated maternal dispersal bias in Neanderthal and modern evolution.
 • John Hawks
How Sahelanthropus tchadensis moved
Not quite like a hominin, but with extended hip posture similar to Ardipithecus ramidus
 • John Hawks
Complex fiber and wood technologies of the first Great Basin peoples
From Cougar Mountain Cave and Paisley Caves, Oregon, come remarkably preserved examples of perishable materials.
 • John Hawks
A Neanderthal time capsule from Grotta Guattari
Excavations of a new chamber reveal an ancient floor with more than a dozen new Neanderthal fossil remains.
 • John Hawks
What the heck are chins for?
A human characteristic that remains an enduring evolutionary enigma.
 • John Hawks

January 2026

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