<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Daily Express :: Neanderthals Feed</title><link>https://www.express.co.uk</link><description>Simply The Best 7 Days A Week</description><language>en-gb</language><image><link>https://www.express.co.uk</link><url>https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/logorss.gif</url><title>Daily Express</title></image><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 23:39:33 +0100</pubDate><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><generator>CakePHP</generator><managingEditor>news@express.co.uk</managingEditor><webMaster>news@express.co.uk</webMaster><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeologists open incredible 40,000-year-old cave that 'changes history']]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/141/285x214/2156849_1.jpg"/><br><br>Scientists have discovered archaeological evidence linked to Neanderthals and Modern Humans.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 11:12:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Sarah Barltrop]]></author><category>History</category><media:keywords>Archaeology, Neanderthals, Gibraltar, Gibraltar caves, archaeological discoveries, ancient rock art</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/141/590x/2156849_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A breakthrough in Gibraltar in a 40,000 year-old cave]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[-]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/141/237x141/2156849_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A breakthrough in Gibraltar in a 40,000 year-old cave]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[-]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cave sealed for 40,000 years opened by archaeologists – what they find changes history]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/151/285x214/2156492_1.jpg"/><br><br>Gorham's Cave in Gibraltar is thought to have been home to Neanderthals for over 100,000 years as they lived off the fish and birds in the area<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 09:22:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Matt Jackson]]></author><category>Science</category><media:keywords>Gibraltar, Neanderthals, Gorham's Cave, Human history</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/151/590x/2156492_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gorham's Cave in Gibraltar was home to Neanderthals]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Clive Finlayson]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/151/237x141/2156492_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gorham's Cave in Gibraltar was home to Neanderthals]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Clive Finlayson]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists make grim cannibalism discovery of humans eating babies]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/285x214/2152056_1.jpg"/><br><br>Bones from around 45,000 years ago found in the Goyet cave show common signs of cannibalism.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 12:49:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Lotti OBrien]]></author><category>UK</category><media:keywords>Archaeology, Neanderthals, Belgium, Neanderthal cannibalism, Goyet cave, Homo sapiens, prehistoric Belgium</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/590x/2152056_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The identity of the cannibals remains unknown]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/237x141/2152056_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The identity of the cannibals remains unknown]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK archeologists make stunning discovery to rewrite human history]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/285x214/2144824_1.jpg"/><br><br>The unearthing had "profound effects on human evolution" according to the groundbreaking study.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 20:01:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Lotti OBrien]]></author><category>UK</category><media:keywords>Archaeology, Neanderthals, evolution, Suffolk, Suffolk archaeological discovery, early fire-making evidence, human evolution, Neanderthals.</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/590x/2144824_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The earliest known evidence of fire-making by humans has been discovered in the UK]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Jordan Mansfield/PA Wire]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/237x141/2144824_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The earliest known evidence of fire-making by humans has been discovered in the UK]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Jordan Mansfield/PA Wire]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neanderthals practiced 'light' cannibalism with women and children on the menu]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/151/285x214/2139528_1.jpg"/><br><br>Study of 40,000-year-old bones reveals evidence that show 'outsiders' were not always treated well<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 14:17:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Daniel Smith]]></author><category>Science</category><media:keywords>Science (section), evolution, Neanderthals</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/151/590x/2139528_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Portrait of Primeval Caveman Wearing Animal Skin and Fur Hunting with a Stone Tipped Spear in the Prehistoric Forest. Prehistoric Neanderthal Hunter Scavenging with Primitive Tools in the Jungle]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[gorodenkoff via Getty Images]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/151/237x141/2139528_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Portrait of Primeval Caveman Wearing Animal Skin and Fur Hunting with a Stone Tipped Spear in the Prehistoric Forest. Prehistoric Neanderthal Hunter Scavenging with Primitive Tools in the Jungle]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[gorodenkoff via Getty Images]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Africa no longer the cradle of humanity according to secrets of new species skull remains]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/151/285x214/2113595_1.jpg"/><br><br>A recent archaeological discovery in China is shaking the foundations of human history, challenging long-held beliefs about our origins and evolution.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 03:08:00 +0100</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Michael D. Carroll]]></author><category>Science</category><media:keywords>Archaeology, Neanderthals, evolution, Yunxian 2 skull, human origins, evolutionary timeline, Homo sapiens emergence</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/151/590x/2113595_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Scientists announced Friday that a skull discovered in Northeast China represents a newly discovered]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/151/237x141/2113595_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Scientists announced Friday that a skull discovered in Northeast China represents a newly discovered]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeology breakthrough as mystery of 286,000-year-old skull finally 'solved']]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/141/285x214/2098594_1.jpg"/><br><br>Invaluable research is finally starting to uncover answers to the mystery surrounding a near-complete skull found in a Greek cave in 1960.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2025 19:45:00 +0100</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Emily Wright]]></author><category>History</category><media:keywords>Archaeology, Neanderthals, Fossils, Greece, Petralona Cave skull, U-series dating, Homo genus, European human evolution, hominin skull, at least 286000 years old, modern humans, homo sapiens, uranium, thorium, calcite, browridges</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/141/590x/2098594_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Invaluable research is finally starting to uncover answers to the mystery of an ancient skull]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Wikimedia Commons/ Nadina]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/141/237x141/2098594_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Invaluable research is finally starting to uncover answers to the mystery of an ancient skull]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Wikimedia Commons/ Nadina]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK scientists find first ‘Swiss Army knives’ Neanderthals made from lion bones]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/285x214/2082524_1.jpg"/><br><br>The Swiss Army Knife was created in the 19th Century but now ancient multi-tools made from cave lion bones have been found dating back 130,000 years.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2025 11:24:00 +0100</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Chris Riches]]></author><category>World</category><media:keywords>Neanderthals, Anthropology, Fossils, History (section), Liverpool, evolution, Science (section), Tech (section), Belgium, Switzerland, Cave lion bones, Multi-tool discovery, Scladina Cave</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/590x/2082524_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Neanderthals made multi tools from cave lion bones]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Liverpool John Moores University]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/237x141/2082524_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" 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ancestors<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2025 12:05:00 +0100</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Rob Currell]]></author><category>World</category><media:keywords>Archaeology, Neanderthals, History (section), Germany, Environment, Animals</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/590x/2078045_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The new breakthrough offers insight into the dietary habits of early man]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/237x141/2078045_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The new breakthrough offers insight into the dietary habits of early man]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" 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