Neanderthal behaviour

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The Neanderthals are an extinct species of archaic humans of the genus Homo, who inhabited Europe and West-to-Central Asia until roughly 40,000 years ago. First discovered in 1856, the Neanderthal behaviour was depicted as primitive, unintelligent, and brutish for much of the early 20th century, and unevolved compared to the Cro-Magnons, their modern human contemporaries. Although knowledge and perception of Neanderthals have markedly changed in the scientific community since then, the image of the underdeveloped caveman archetype remains prevalent in popular culture. Nonetheless, it is debated if Neanderthals or any pre-modern species exhibited behavioural modernity. Neanderthal technology achieved a degree of sophistication. It includes the Mousterian stone tool industry as well as the abilities to maintain and possibly to create fire, build cave hearths, craft at least simple clothes similar to blankets and ponchos, make use of medicinal plants, treat severe injuries, store food, and...

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