Neanderthals Collected Neat-o Stuff
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https://phys.org/news/2024-11-fossil-neanderthal-cave-abstract.html Research led by the Universidad de Burgos has uncovered evidence suggesting Neanderthals engaged in collecting activities based on discoveries at the Prado Vargas Cave in Burgos, Spain. Fifteen Upper Cretaceous marine fossils were found, indicating that Neanderthals may have gathered these objects for reasons beyond practical utility. Collecting objects simply for their aesthetic interest is considered a very human thing to do . . . Well, they look all neat-o ... The Neanderthals appear to have been smart, maybe as smart as HSS, though perhaps "tuned" a bit differently. Don't get too proud - humans didn't start doing anything especially interesting that we've seen until just 12,000 years ago. Before that we were mostly just skinnier Neanderthals for all intents. -- 033-33