An analysis of the semicircular canals in Neanderthal ears reveals evidence of a 'bottleneck' event, leading to a reduction ...

A study published in Nature Communications describes evolutionary changes in Neanderthal morphology through the analysis of their inner ear structures, known as the bony labyrinth. The research, led ...

A recent study compared features of Neanderthals' inner ears across space and time to extrapolate what happened to them tens of thousands of years ago.

New study challenges the theory that Neanderthals originated after an evolutionary event that implied the loss of part of ...

Neanderthal fossils show a major population drop 110,000 years ago. Researchers link this to reduced genetic diversity.

Examination of semicircular canals of ear shows Neanderthals experienced 'bottleneck' event where physical and genetic variation was lost. A new study by an international team of scholars ...

It is widely accepted that results obtained from studying the morphological diversity of the semicircular canals are comparable to those obtained through DNA comparisons. The study focused on two ...

Rearranging a Genetic Timeline According to the study, the results show that classic Neanderthals had a lower morphological diversity of the semicircular canals than pre-Neanderthals. “We were ...

The study, co-authored by Binghamton University Professor of Anthropology Rolf Quam and graduate student Brian Keeling, measured the morphological diversity in the semicircular canals, structures ...