The Human Qualities of Neanderthals

The archeological remains associated with Neanderthal, I think, leave no doubt that these were fully human persons. When you look at some of the tools that they were able to make, this is nothing like a chimpanzee sharpening a twig with his teeth that dig in a termite mount. They constructed tools that were exquisitely carved that involved halfting of stone points onto wooden spears and other implements. They were craftsmen, not just beasts.

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