A decorated raven bone discovered in Crimea may provide insight into Neanderthal cognition

Thursday, March 30, 2017 - 14:01 in Paleontology & Archaeology

The cognitive abilities of Neanderthals are debated, but a raven bone fragment found at the Zaskalnaya VI (ZSK) site in Crimea features two notches that may have been made by Neanderthals intentionally to display a visually consistent pattern, according to a new study.

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