Neanderthals ‘could speak, just like humans’, new study finds – Yahoo News Australia

Neanderthals spoke and could understand language, just like us. (Getty)
Neanderthals are often portrayed as grunting creatures but our closest ancestor actually had the ability to perceive and produce speech, a study has shown.
The research, based on fossil remains, also offered hints on what Neanderthal speech sounded like, with an increased use of consonants compared to the languages we speak today.
High-resolution CT (computerised tomography) scans of ear structures from Neanderthal fossils were…

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