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Great Archaeological Mysteries of Europe and the Mediterranean

Summary

Long maligned as knuckle-dragging brutes, Neanderthals are now recognized as innovative toolmakers, skilled hunters, and capable of abstract thought and symbolic behavior. Yet they vanished about 40,000 years ago, despite superb adaptation to their habitats. Explore the possible role of Homo sapiens in their demise. Though humans and Neanderthals interbred, the legacy likely favored us—not them.

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