Rethinking Neanderthals

NOVA Now by GBH

Aug 6, 202621:50Science & Medicine

Ella Al-Shamahi thinks Neanderthals have a reputation problem, and the science backs her up. For decades, the word "Neanderthal" has been shorthand for something primitive and brutish. But the archaeological record tells...

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