neanderthal technology
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Did Neanderthals Die Because They Didn’t Have Jackets? It’s Complicated
A new paper suggests that Neanderthals, unlike humans, never figured out how to make coats to stay warm, and that the absence of this technological innovation contributed to their eventual demise. It’s an intriguing theory, but there’s more to the story of Neanderthal extinction than the absence of parkas.