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These Neanderthals Werenât Cannibals, So Who Ate Them? Stone Age Hyenas.
An archaeological excavation south of Rome uncovered fossil remains of nine Neanderthals, along with the bones of hyenas, elephants and rhinoceroses.
Fossilised remains in the Guattari Cave in San Felice Circeo, south of Rome.Credit.Emanuele Antonio Minerva/Italian Ministry of Culture
May 8, 2021, 11:42 a.m. ET
ROME â When a Neanderthal skull was discovered in a cave on the property of a beachfront hotel south of Rome in 1939, it prompted a theory, since debunked, that Neanderthals had engaged in ritual cannibalism, extracting the brains of their victims to eat.
In 1974 at the East Turkana site in Kenya, scientists unearthed a small skull fragment that they dated back to 1.9 million years ago and belonged to a
Homo erectus. It is the second oldest skull fragment ever found – the title belongs to a specimen found in South Africa that dates back 2 million years.
Since there was so much skepticism regarding the East Turkana skull’s age – they speculated that the bone may have been moved to the location because of water or wind, suggesting that the remains weren’t as old as initially thought – researchers went back to the site and conducted geological surveys.
The creature is similar to the Tyrannosaurus rex with tiny arms and large hind legs.
Skulls of these dinosaurs are unusual and had crests, horns and other protuberances. The skull of this dinosaur has been termed similar to those of iguana.
Through the analysis of the skull, experts have also concluded that this species of dinosaurs may have had a greater and better sense of hearing.
“A peculiarity of this dinosaur is that it has cavities in the ear area that other abelisaurids did not have, which could have given this species different auditory capacities, possibly a greater hearing range,” Federico Gianechin, one of the lead authors of the study told CNN. “This, together with its keen sense of smell, would have given great capabilities as a predator to this species.”