Precision or Power? Evidence for Precise Hand Movements in Neandertals (4 of 5) (VIDEO)

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Aspects of Neanderthal stone tool-making likely required high levels of precision grips. This material relates to a paper that appeared in the Sept. 26, 2018, issue of Science Advances, published by AAAS. The paper, by F.A. Karakostis at University of Tübingen in Tübingen, Germany, and colleagues was titled, "Evidence for precision grasping in Neandertal daily activities."

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Copyright Katerina Harvati, University of Tübingen

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