Tag: Neanderthals
On the menu of Neanderthals 90,000 years ago: roast crab
Discoveries in a cave once inhabited by Neanderthals show that this now extinct human species ate crustaceans. Especially crab. Scientific discoveries take us further and further away from the old…
Brains of Neanderthals and us
Not only the shape of our skull distinguishes us from Neanderthals, but also the structure of our brain. Nevertheless, Neanderthals could have been capable of thinking similar to ours. Neanderthals…
Brain growth less defective in Homo sapiens than in Neanderthals
Neanderthals and homo sapiens have more in common than distinguishes them. This is increasingly the conclusion of many paleoanthropologists. But researchers are also tracking down crucial differences. A team led…
What Neanderthals Really Ate
Phytoliths stabilize the walls of plant cells. Even if all organic matter decays after the death of the cells, the phytoliths survive the decomposition process unchanged. And in many cases…