Neanderthal extinction: a space physicist reopens the debate

By José-Miguel Tejero, Arqueólogo especialista en Prehistoria. Investigador Senior Ramón y Cajal, Universitat de Barcelona
Montserrat Sanz Borràs, Investigadora Ramón y Cajal. Arqueóloga, Universitat de Barcelona

Neanderthals have long been the subject of intense scientific debate. This is largely because we still lack clear answers to some of the big questions about their existence and supposed disappearance.

One of the latest developments is a recent study from the University of Michigan, published in the journal…

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