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Were Neanderthal people cooks and medics?

By Jenna Hanson • 24 July 2012

Fossilised Neanderthal jaws from El Sidron, Spain. (Credit: University of Sydney)

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Neanderthals were sophisticated enough to cook vegetables and use plants for medicine, say Australian scientists.

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