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Anthropology

Dr. Nowell on sex life of Neanderthals

February 27, 2026

Dr. Nowell was interviewed for a number of papers on the sex bias in Neanderthal-Homo sapiens interbreeding.

New York Times: "What Your DNA Reveals About the Sex Life of Neanderthals."
Nau.ch (Swiss - in German): "Frauen sollen Neandertaler besonders sexy gefunden haben"
Magazin.cz (in Czech): "Puberta v době ledové: Čím si prošli teenageři před 25 tisíci lety a čím se překvapivě podobají dnešním dětem"