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A Neanderthal skeleton unearthed in an Iraqi cave, already famous for fossils of these cousins of our species, is providing fresh evidence that they buried their dead – and intriguing clues that flowers may have been used in such rituals.

[theguardian.com]

Jnei 8 Feb 19
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Gotta do something with the dead bodies , cause after awhile , they smell .

Cast1es Level 9 Feb 19, 2020

In a pre-industrialised world, with a few million Neanderthals, getting rid of bodies wouldn't be an especially problematic thing to have to do - simply leave them out in the wilds somewhere and hungry animals will soon do the work!

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Is this really surprising? For me ,no..yet the 19th century attitudes that they were knuckle dragging cretins still lingers,even within the field of paleo anthropology. THAt is,for me, is the real surprise.

Charlene Level 9 Feb 19, 2020

Nineteenth Century.

@Fernapple thanks for the reminder😁

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We are learning that they were more like us than previously thought

bobwjr Level 10 Feb 19, 2020

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