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Article: Stone me - he's smart, he's tough and he's equal to any Homo sapiens
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- The Scotsman
- Article date:
- August 26, 2008
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TO MANY, the word Neanderthal conjures up an image of a knuckle-
dragging, dim-witted caveman of inferior intellect to the modern
human.
However, this is an impression that should be expelled from our
minds, according to scientists who have revealed important new
research on the intelligence of our ancient cousins.
They have found that, far from being stupid, Homo
neanderthalensis were actually superior in some ways to Homo
sapiens.
And they suggest that, rather than being a term of abuse,
referring to someone as a "Neanderthal" should now be considered a
compliment.
The study, in the Journal of Human Evolution, examined the ways
that modern humans and Neanderthals used tools - one of ...