Neanderthals were not stupid, say scientists

Neanderthals do not deserve their "stupid" reputation and used stone tools just as useful as those invented by early modern humans, say scientists.

Neanderthals were not stupid, say scientists

Neanderthals do not deserve their "stupid" reputation and used stone tools just as useful as those invented by early modern humans, say scientists.

The new research challenges the assumption that the ancestors of people living today drove Neanderthals into extinction by outclassing them in tool technology.

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