the Neanderthals的意思|示意

However, evolutionary biologist Clive Finlayson at the Gibraltar Museum and his colleagues recently found that clusters of Neanderthals might have lasted until as late as 24, 000 years ago.

然而，直布罗陀博物馆的进化生物学家克里夫·芬雷森和他的同事们最近发现一些小群的尼安德特人生存到了最晚24 000年以前。

And there are no bone awls or needles that would suggest that Neanderthals were skilled leather workers, despite the abundance of animal skins that their hunting would have provided.

虽然存在大量的兽皮——可能是狩猎所得，但没能找到骨锥或骨针，这样就不能证明尼人是否熟练掌握了缝制皮革的技术。

Cannibalism is believed to have been practised by the Neanderthals and, in a more or less ritualistic context, by many ancient (modern) human cultures the world over.

尼安德特人被认为曾惯于吃人。此外，遍布世界的诸多古代(甚至现代)文明都有过食人的历史，这或多或少发生在宗教仪式的情况下。

Neanderthals are believed to be modern humans' closest ancestor, and some scientists view both as the same species.

尼安·德塔人被认为是现代人最接近的远祖，有些科学家甚至把两者看做是同一个物种。

One of science's most puzzling mysteries - the disappearance of the Neanderthals - may have been solved.

科学上最令人迷惑的疑团之一，尼安德特人(穴居人)的消失，有可能得到解答。

Us study on Monday found that Neanderthals, prehistoric Cousins of humans, ate grains and vegetables as well as meat, cooking them over fire in the same way homo sapiens did.

美国一项研究于周一发现，人类的史前近亲尼安德特人食用谷物、蔬菜和肉类，并使用智人同样的方式在火上烹饪食物。