New Evidence Debunks 'Stupid' Neanderthal Myth
Monday, August 25, 2008 - 21:28
in Paleontology & Archaeology
New research has struck another blow to the theory that Neanderthals became extinct because they were less intelligent than our ancestors. The research team has shown that early stone tool technologies developed by our species, Homo sapiens, were no more efficient than those used by Neanderthals. Their discovery debunks a textbook belief held by archaeologists for more than 60 years.