We Don't Use Our Thumbs the Way Neanderthals Did - Newser
We Don't Use Our Thumbs the Way Neanderthals Did - Newser
Nov 27, 202023 secs
There would be confusion over where to place the thumb," says Ameline Bardo, lead author of the first study to compare the hand bones and joints of Neanderthals with those of modern humans, per CNN.
In a thumb war, modern humans would prevail "in terms of speed and movement," Bardo adds.
Bardo worked with colleagues to compare the hand bones of five Neanderthals with those of five early Homo sapiens and 50 recent modern people.