Neanderthals. They are the brutish, ogre-like beings we occasionally see in science fiction, historical films, and documentaries. It is hard to imagine a time when modern humans shared the planet with them, and even harder to draw any concrete similarities. Yet, a
Neanderthals hunted big cats with wooden spears as early as 48,000 years ago — and may have used the animal’s pelt. This is the conclusion of an international team of researchers who studied the skeletal remains of a cave lion (Pathera spelaea)