New Research Suggests That Neanderthals Were More Like Modern Humans Than Previously Believed, Sharing Similarities In How Both Species Occupied And Arranged Living Spaces

They determined that Neanderthals and Homo sapiens both arranged their living spaces with designated areas for low-level and high-level activities, suggesting that their spatial organizational skills are comparable.

“Like Homo sapiens, Neanderthals organized their living space in a structured way, according to the different tasks that took place there and to their needs,” Amélie Vallerand, the lead author of the study, said.

“So this is yet another study indicating that Neanderthals were more ‘human’ than is generally assumed.”