Were Neanderthals cold-adapted or were they just ready for anything? Ribcage reconstruction may hold the answer

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Dec 17, 2024, 8:00 am627 ptsHotTop
Researchers at the Department of Paleobiology, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales in Madrid report that analysis of a Neanderthal ribcage from a cave in Iraq exhibits a "bell-shaped" thorax configuration typical of Neanderthals elsewhere, differing from that of modern humans.

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