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Reconstruction of the 75,000-year-old Neanderthal woman’s face makes her look quite friendly; there is something wrong with this

The face of a 75,000-year-old Neanderthal woman named “Shanidar Z” has been recreated from a flaky skull found “flat as pizza” on the floor of a cave in northern Iraq. With her calm and thoughtful expression, Shanidar Z looks like a thoughtful, friendly, even kind middle-aged woman. He is a far cry from the vicious,… Read More »