1. Neanderthals had a curved back
On the basis of a well-preserved skeleton, Swiss scientists have made detailed reproductions of the spine and pelvis of Neanderthals, and they show that the vertebrae were arranged in an S-shape, giving the spine exactly the same agility that characterizes ourselves.
Neanderthals, as they say, had a similar balance and body posture to us.
2. Spears deadly from a distance
Neanderthals hunted large animals, such as mammoths, and scientists believe they had to get up close and spear the prey.
Now javelin throwers have tested replicas of a 300,000-year-old javelin and it turned out that they were used well as throwing weapons from a distance of 20 meters.
3. Warming led to cannibalism
20 years ago, the bones of at least six Neanderthals who had been butchered for food were found in France.
More detailed research on the site now shows that the most likely reason for the cannibalism is that during the warm period 128,000 years ago, traditional game animals almost disappeared.
4. Neanderthal genes do not create skulls
People of European descent carry some Neanderthal genetic material due to ancient admixture.
German scientists have managed to identify two genes that in the Neanderthal version cause a slightly longer skull than in people without this version of the gene.
