A study appearing in the September volume of the Journal of Archaeological Science is rewriting what we thought we knew about Neanderthals.
The study centered on approximately 30 years of “extensive research” within former Neanderthal cave dwellings in the Southern Pyrenees foothills of Spain, revealing that this ancient human species was far more capable than Big Archaeology gives them credit for. The site is reportedly roughly 100,000 to 65,000 years old, dating to a period known as MIS 4. It is also littered with artifacts challenging our preconceived notion of Neanderthal culture, according to the study.
“Our surprising findings at Abric Pizarro show how adaptable Neanderthals were,” lead author Sofia Samper Carro told SciTechDaily. Stone tools and animal bones discovered by the researchers show how Neanderthals were highly adaptive creatures, busting the popular…
