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Neanderthals

An extinct species or subspecies of archaic humans in the genus Homo. Lived about 400,000 – 40,000 years ago.

Fieldwork

UNM Ph.D. student Milena Carvalho looks for clues in the soil to figure out what the Neanderthal diet consisted of.

Gruta Nova da Columbeira

Gruta Nova da Columbeira

A cave located just north of Lisbon, Portugal. Columbeira is important to researchers as it is known to be the first site in which Neanderthal remains were recovered in the region.

labwork

UNM Ph.D. student Milena Carvalho works with artifacts in the lab at UNM.

Was rabbit on the menu?

Study of Neanderthal diet changes the way we think about their ultimate demise

By Katie Williams December 06, 2018

Categories: Front Page Anthropology Research

Tags: UNM Anthropology Research

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