Neanderthals
New book sheds light on Earth's other humans
If you're going to read one book on human origins, Oxford professor and former Dunedinite Tom Higham's new book, The World Before Us: How Science is Revealing a New Story of Our Human Origins should… Audio
Mammoth novel offers cautionary tales from the past
Ireland-born and Australian-based author Chris Flynn's latest novel Mammoth is an unsurprisingly left-field offering, featuring actors Nicholas Cage and Leonardo DiCaprio, and narration by a… Audio
Understanding Neanderthals and our relationship to them
Ella Al-Shamahi is an archaeologist, palaeoanthropologist and Neanderthal specialist, and also a stand-up comic. She almost exclusively works "in places hard to get insurance" including Iraq and… Audio
Tom Higham: Neanderthals, denisovans and humans
Professor Tom Higham is deputy director of the Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit at Oxford University, and interim director of the Advanced Studies Centre. He is returning to New Zealand as an Allan Wilson… Audio
New study shows Neanderthals ate plants, not just meat
They may not have been master chefs, but new research suggests Neanderthals weren't just meatheads. Audio
New Zealanders Sound Like Neanderthals - Study
Neanderthals have spoken out for the first time in 30,000 years, and - in a New Zealand accent. Audio
Neanderthals and their Stone Age Tools (Science)
Harold Dibble, a palaeolithic archaeologist, talks about Neanderthals and their Stone Age tools. Audio