Neanderthals were no brutes - research reveals they may have been precision workers
(PHYSorg.com Archaeology & Fossils)

Neanderthals were until quite recently often seen as simple-minded savages - powerful hunters with a short attention span. But in the last few years, scientists have realised that they were a lot more refined than previously thought - capable of caring for the vulnerable, burying their dead and even adorning themselves with feathers and beads.