Friday, May 15, 2009

Neandertals Sophisticated And Fearless Hunters

They lasted 100,000 years until we killed them off, I should hope so.

Neandertals, the 'stupid' cousins of modern humans were capable of capturing the most impressive animals. This indicates that Neandertals were anything but dim. Dutch researcher Gerrit Dusseldorp analysed their daily forays for food to gain insights into the complex behaviour of the Neandertal. His analysis revealed that the hunting was very knowledge intensive.

Read more here.

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