Homo neanderthalensis

Sculpture: ©2010, John Gurche | Photo: Chip Clark, Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History
September 14, 2011
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Sculpture: ©2010, John Gurche | Photo: Chip Clark, Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History

With an awl, a female Neanderthal pokes holes in an animal hide. She will use strips of animal tissue to lace together a loose-fitting garment. Like a modern human child, her curious two-year-old learns as he watches. Although stronger and brawnier, Neanderthals were like us in many ways.