Neanderthals hardly conjure up images of prehistoric beach life, but scientists have revealed surprising new details of how our extinct relatives survived. GRISLY DISCOVERY: BONES REVEAL NEANDERTHAL CHILD WAS EATEN BY LARGE BIRDArchaeologists have known for years that the seashells were made into tools about 90,000 years ago. The new research, which is published in the journal Plos One, reveals that Neanderthals didn’t just wander beaches looking for the shells, they also went diving for them. CLIMATE CHANGE KILLED OFF NEANDERTHALS, STUDY SAYSExperts have been shedding new light on Neanderthals in recent years. In another study released in 2018, scientists suggested that climate change played a larger part in Neanderthals’ extinction than previously thought.

Source: Fox News January 16, 2020 15:33 UTC