| Hyenas apparently stashed prehistoric bones in a cave on the Italian coast—of seven Neanderthal males, a female, and a child.
The discovery of the bones, at least 57,000 years old, may give us insights into our prehistoric cousins, the Neanderthals. The closest relatives to what would become humans, they made stone tools, hunted large animals, used fire, wore clothing, and possibly even buried their dead.
What led to this discovery? And what are we learning about our relatives?
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