April
30
/ 2019
The golden eagle has had a special place in many human societies for millennia. They have been hunted, used to hunt and also honored. But the Neanderthals also seem to have prized and revered these remarkable birds. Evidence has been found that indicates they regularly hunted these birds of prey. It appears that eagles held a cultural significance for Neanderthals some 130,000 years ago, and this is adding to the body of knowledge that shows that they were not simply primitive cavemen. A study, published in Quaternary Science Reviews and conducted by a family team of anthropologists – Stewart, Geraldine and Clive Finlayson and Francisco Giles Guzman, who have been examining the remains of birds in order to understand the
