New research sheds light on the diversity of Neanderthal hunting practices

Neanderthal hunting strategies may have been more complex than we previously realized

A new study¹ has found clues to the behavioral variability of Neanderthal hunting parties by analyzing the remains left by the successive visits of Neanderthal groups at a site in Spain. The study found that the remains were not evenly distributed, suggesting that Neanderthals used different strategies for hunting and processing their prey. The study als…