Neanderthals relied on strategic ambushes that required explosive strength and precision, allowing them to overpower large prey such as lions, cave bears, and prehistoric elephants.
The research in the *American Journal of Biological Anthropology* suggests Neanderthals at Cova de l'Arbreda alternated between short seasonal stays and longer settlements.
This finding suggests that Homo sapiens had a taste for starch much before the domestication of crops shaped the human diet.
Researchers believe marine fossils were deliberately collected by Neanderthals, despite holding no practical value.
At least one gene believed to have been inherited due to interbreeding with ancient humans.
Neanderthal ancestry entered the human genome over an extended period between 50,500 and 43,500 years ago.
Neanderthal hand axes are rare in Sussex; this is the first to be found in years, making Ben's discovery doubly special.
A discovery of an isolated gene of Neanderthal DNA in France could potentially explain extinction patterns.
The study, which was published late last month in the journal Science Advances, centers its findings on how disabled individuals among the Neanderthal population were often cared for.
The arrival of Homo sapiens in cold northern latitudes took place several thousand years before Neanderthals disappeared in southwest Europe
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