The Neanderthal man was skillful for crafts

2003/05/01 Elhuyar Zientzia Iturria: Elhuyar aldizkaria

• Paleontologia
• Giza zientziak
• Arkeologia

Analyzing the bones of Neanderthal's fingers, the University of California has come to the conclusion that it had the ability to be as skillful as today's man for crafts.

With the fossils found in La Ferrasi (France), researchers have developed a computer model of thumb and index, and have seen that OK was able to make the gesture. Therefore, against what some palentologists thought before, he was able to approach and use fine instruments.

This research is consistent with the results of other research in recent times. And it is that more and more experts believe that the Neanderthal Man was more skillful than previously thought. However, they still do not know why they did not do the first Homo sapiens who lived in the same time.

In fact, the first modern human beings were able to stick dams to the stone sheets. In contrast, the tools of the Neanderthal Man were more primitive. But it does not seem to limit the capacities of fine movements with hands.