Neanderthal seafood

Recent research published in Science reveals that Neanderthals living on the Portuguese coast consumed a variety of seafood, challenging the notion that only humans hunted marine life. Their diet included sharks, dolphins, mussels, and more, with marine resources comprising half of their diet. The rest included ancient cattle, horse, deer, goat, and tortoise. This marine diet may have contributed to human cognitive development. Additionally, evidence suggests Neanderthals in Italy dived for shellfish, using them for both food and tool-making.

How did the diet of Neanderthals challenge the previous understanding of human uniqueness in hunting?

What types of marine life were found to be part of the Neanderthal diet?

Describe the variety of land animals that were part of the Neanderthal diet.

What is believed to have contributed to the development of creativity and cognition in humans?

What evidence suggests that Neanderthals used shellfish for purposes other than food?