UW News
Patricia Kramer
October 30, 2018
Study reconstructs Neandertal ribcage, offers new clues to ancient human anatomy
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An international team of researchers, including from the University of Washington, has completed a 3D virtual reconstruction of a Neandertal thorax a model that indicates an upright individual with greater lung capacity and a straighter spine than today’s modern human.