A groundbreaking experiment has revealed a hidden side of Neanderthal life that’s rewriting what scientists thought they knew. What researchers uncovered by cooking birds with stone tools is shaking up archaeology—and exposing what may be missing from history.
For decades, the prevailing image of Homo neanderthalensis has been that of a resourceful but cognitively limited hunter, focused largely on big game. But a recent experiment by European archaeologists suggests a very different picture—one in which N... [5290 chars]