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We Underestimated the Neanderthal

We Underestimated the Neanderthal

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Pop culture has not been kind to the Neanderthal. In books,
movies and even TV commercials, the species is portrayed as rough
and mindless, a brutish type that was rightly supplanted by our
Homo sapiens ancestors.

But even 40,000 years after the last Neanderthals walked the
earth, we continue to make discoveries that challenge that
portrayal. New research suggests Neanderthals might have been
less primitive — and a lot more like modern humans — than we
might have thought.

The Times science reporters Carl Zimmer and Franz Lidz discuss
recent discoveries about Neanderthals, and what those discoveries
can tell us about the origins of humanity.

On Today’s Episode:

Carl Zimmer writes the Origins column and covers news about
science for The Times.

Franz Lidz writes about archaeology for The Times.

Background Reading:

The Year in Neanderthals

Morning Person? You Might Have Neanderthal Genes to Thank.

What Makes Your Brain Different From a Neanderthal’s?

The Neanderthal Inside Us

Photo: Frank Franklin II/Associated Press

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