Neanderthals More Adaptable Than Believed
Wednesday, September 22, 2010 - 11:28
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Did Neanderthals develop `modern' tools and ornaments solely through contact with Homo sapiens, or could they adapt, innovate and evolve technology on their own? A new anthropology study challenges a half-century of conventional wisdom that Neanderthals were primitive `cavemen' overrun and out-competed by modern humans arriving in Europe from Africa. read more