Scientists know a substantial amount about the Neanderthals. Our closest cousins were short, stocky and armed with an arsenal of physiological adaptations that protected them from the cold around 300,000 to 40,000 years ago. They were social, gathering in groups of 10 to 30 individuals, and they were innovative, chipping away at stones, stitching clothing, and trading tools and trinkets amongst themselves.
But there are some details that scientists still struggle to understand and one of them is the Neanderthal diet.
