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Neanderthals didn’t use their thumbs like modern humans do

[ad_1] Reconstructions of a Neanderthal man and woman. Photo: Martin Meissner (AP) An analysis of Neanderthal hand bones suggests that these extinct humans possessed the thumbs best suited for power take-offs, as opposed to precision grips, which could mean they used their hands differently to us. Researchers found fundamental physical …

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