We got it wrong - Neanderthals weren't dumb brutes | The Real Neanderthal

Neanderthals, our distant cousins, first appeared in Eurasia around 400,000 years ago. They've long been portrayed as sturdy, but brutish and dim-witted: the ultimate caveman. But ever since the first Neanderthal fossil was discovered in the mid-19th century, it's been impossible to grasp who they really were and how they lived -until now. New archeological discoveries, combined with cutting-edge scientific techniques, are bringing us closer than ever to Neanderthals.

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