One important reason for thinking this was that it had been assumed that language was absent in Homo neanderthalensis (‘Neanderthal man’). And if Neanderthals lacked language, then the presumed, last ...

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UC San Diego researchers have found high levels of lead in the teeth of both Neanderthals (left) and modern humans (right). However, a gene mutation may have protected modern human brains, allowing ...