Male Neanderthal hips looked more like a human woman’s hips

Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis) are in the midst of an extensive image rehabilitation campaign. Recent paleoarchaeological discoveries have led to major revisions in what researchers know about our extinct ancestors’ intelligence, cognitive abilities, and communication skills. However, a new analysis of their physical anatomy reveals at least one way that Neanderthals remained firmly behind the curve. According to a study recently published in the journal Scientific Reports, the male