Justice for Neanderthals! What the debate about our long-dead cousins reveals about us

Explore the fight to restore dignity to Neanderthals and debunk stereotypes. Uncover the history of our understanding of Neanderthals and the differences between them and Homo sapiens. Challenge traditional stereotypes about Neanderthals, discussing their cognitive capacities, advanced communication skills, hunting techniques, and mastery of fire-making. Learn about the groundbreaking work of a geneticist in extracting and sequencing Neanderthal DNA. Discover the ongoing debate about whether Neanderthals went extinct or still live on in modern humans due to interbreeding.