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Neanderthals dined on shellfish much earlier than humans

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Neanderthals dined on shellfish much earlier than humans
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For decades, many paleoarchaeologists believed Neanderthals went extinct largely because they just weren’t intelligent enough to compete with their Homo sapien relatives. However, mounting historical evidence suggests this was far from the case. The latest discovery to help the Neanderthal’s reputation ion? The ancient hominins knew when and how to safely snack on shellfish potentially thousands of years before their human descendants.



The findings published today in the Proceedings of the Na

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