Neanderthals were nifty at controlling fire, says CU-Boulder-led study

Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - 15:30 in Paleontology & Archaeology

A new study involving the University of Colorado Boulder shows clear evidence of the continuous control of fire by Neanderthals in Europe dating back roughly 400,000 years, yet another indication that they weren't dimwitted brutes as often portrayed...

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