Tue, 21-Oct-2025

What might have given contemporary people an advantage over Neanderthals

Neanderthals

The size of a Neanderthal’s brain was equal to a modern human. Soft tissue doesn’t survive well in the fossil record. Nothing is known about Neanderthal brain development. The size of a Neanderthal’s brain was equal to, if not slightly larger than, that of a modern human, according to research on ancient skulls. However, because … Read more