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Neanderthals Didn’t Use Their Thumbs Like We Do, New Research Suggests
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Neanderthals Didn’t Use Their Thumbs Like We Do, New Research Suggests [gizmodo.com]:
An analysis of Neanderthal hand bones suggests these extinct humans possessed thumbs better suited for power grips, as opposed to precision grips, which could mean they used their hands differently than we do.
The last time I saw him he was walking down Lover's Lane holding his own hand.
-- Fred Allen
