Neanderthals' legs look ideal for steep hills

Sunday, October 23, 2011 - 17:00 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Neanderthals had shorter lower legs than we do, leading scientists to theorize that this was an adaptation to the cold times in which they lived, even if it slowed them down.

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