[SunkenCiv]

In before the self-identifying "Neandertals were monkeys" morons arrive.

Dr Metin Eren flintknapping stone tools: The researchers say that it's unlikely our evolutionary predecessors shaped tools by accident -- and instead shaped flint to be hard-wearing and have a good centre of gravity.

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[Revolting cat!]

This is an important discovery for the future of technology.
I’m calling venture capitalists first thing tomorrow morning.

[null and void]

Neanderthals had a technology that was so elegant it lasted essentially unchanged for 100,000 years.

I consider the fact that process specs I wrote 20 years ago are still in use a MAJOR accomplishment.

100,000 years. That’s humbling.

[Pharmboy]

The reproduction of how Neanderthals worked shows that it is unlikely that stone flakes used in the tools could have been shaped by accident -- and that our ancestors intentionally 'engineered' stone cores to create tools fit for their jobs.[emphasis added]

I call BS...they were NOT our ancestors...the best data we have at this time says that Asians and Europeans owe between 1.5% and 4% of their genomes to Neanderthals. I had myself tested, and my percentage is 2.7%, compared to the average of 2.6% for my comparator population (northern European).

When I told some of my friends of the Neanderthal finding for me, they all said things similar to "Well, THAT explains a lot." With friends like these...

[1010RD]

Neandertals were monkeys.

[Eaker]

Neanderthals & tools.

You are both so here is a ping.

[luvbach1]

...found that our ancestors [referring to Neanderthals] were skilled engineers.

Neanderthals were not Homo Sapiens (our species), Cro-Magnons were, thus the latter were our ancestors and not the former.

[colorado tanker]

"One word: flint."

[Rebelbase]

"Flint knapping, really? It's so much easier to go to WalMart".