Nice to Meet You Neanderthal

When archeologists discovered Neanderthal fossils in the mid-19th century, they believed the Neanderthals were our human ancestors who lived in Eurasia during 250,000 to 40,000 years ago. They believed the Neanderthals were a species without language or significant intelligence. But recent discoveries have challenged that notion. Genetic analysis shows the Neanderthals were a distinct evolutionary …