Research verifies a Neandertal's right-handedness, hinting at language capacity
Friday, August 24, 2012 - 01:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
(Phys.org)—There are precious few Neandertal skeletons available to science. One of the more complete was discovered in 1957 in France, roughly 900 yards away from the famous Lascaux Cave. That skeleton was dubbed "Regourdou." Then, about two decades ago, researchers examined Regourdou's arm bones and theorized that he had been right-handed.