Neanderthals had a taste for seafood | Science | guardian.co.uk

Neanderthals had a taste for seafood | Science | guardian.co.uk: "Modern humans and Neanderthals split from a common ancestor, Homo heidelbergensis, around half a million years ago. While the Mediterranean H. heidelbergensis evolved into the Neanderthals, in Africa the same species evolved along a different path that ultimately gave rise to modern-day H. sapiens.

Remains of Neanderthals dating back 400,000 years suggest they were reasonably sophisticated, crafting hand tools and weapons, harnessing fire and burying their dead.

For more on the discovery, watch an interview with Chris Stringer recorded by the Natural History Museum in London."