Dextrous Neanderthals

From the BBC:

The popular image of Neanderthals as clumsy, backward creatures has been dealt another blow. . . computer reconstructions of fossilised bones show their hands had almost the same manual dexterity as ours. . .

The finding is important because it casts doubt on the idea that Neanderthals died out because of a physical inability to use stone tools.

And you can ignore the last, unfortunate quote in the full article. Ouch.

Posted by David on March 27, 2003 7:47 AM