Two of these extinct beings—Neanderthals and Cro-Magnon people—are pretty close to us, evolutionarily speaking. But they’re not the same species. Here’s how to tell the difference.

One example of this is the famous Cro-Magnon people who lived in Europe around the time of the last Ice Age (c. 40,000 to ...

Not until the late 19th century did humans learn of the extraordinary art produced by their Ice Age ancestors, the Cro-Magnon people of Western Europe. These early artists decorated walls of caves ...