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Thursday, October 28, 2010

Photo: Neanderthals Ate Dolphins, Seals, Cave Remains Suggest


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A small boat sails near two seaside caves on the western edge of Gibraltar, a British territory at the southern tip of Spain.

Remains of mussels, seals, fish, and other marine life suggest that Neanderthals actively foraged for seafood just like their modern human contemporaries, suggests a September 2008 study.

Photograph courtesy Clive Finlayson, Gibraltar Museum