Neanderthals created stone tools held together by a multi-component adhesive, a team of scientists has discovered. Its findings, which are the earliest evidence of a complex adhesive in Europe, suggest these predecessors to modern humans had a higher level of cognition and cultural development than previously thought.
@givesomefucks @fossilesque
True: demography seems key.
To my frustration, the media still loves to frame any new information on the Palaeolithic against the outdated frame that Neanderthals were dumb.
No matter how much you insist Neanderthals are interesting in their own right, it always ends up with a comparison to “us”.