A new study at a site in Spain reveals that Neanderthals were skilled hunters, capable of targeting a wide range of prey and adapting to a wide range of environmental conditions. They also used different technologies to craft their tools. Far from primitive brutesNeanderthals, our closest extinct relatives, were a species of hominins that lived across Europe and western Asia up until 40,000 years ago. They had robust physiques, large brains, and distinctive features such as pronounced brow ridges and the lack of a prominent chin. Neanderthals were skilled hunters and toolmakers, despite the fa…