Ravens are among the birds whose remains are found at Neanderthal sites
Our evolutionary cousins
the Neanderthals were harvesting feathers from birds in order to use
them as personal ornaments, a study suggests.
The authors say the result provides yet more evidence that Neanderthal thinking ability was similar to our own.
The analysis even suggests they had a preference for dark
feathers, which they selected from birds of prey and corvids - such as
ravens and rooks.
Details of the research appear in Plos One journal.
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