Go to "Dig and Deduce" (Requires Flash plugin) Dig and Deduce By Rick Groleau It's only natural that we're curious about Neanderthals, our hominid kin who, on an evolutionary time scale, died off so recently. How intelligent were they? Did they interact with Cro Magnons? How closely related were they to us? And then there's the big question: What was their ultimate fate? For answers, we rely on the world's archeologists, who do their best to interpret evidence found at various Neanderthal sites. But it's not easy to give definitive answers to questions about life in the Paleolithic. You'll find this out for yourself in the following feature as you uncover bones and artifacts and then try to figure out what the evidence suggests. Dig and Deduce (154K) Requires Flash Dig and Deduce (non-Flash version) Flash is a plug-in that allows for increased interactivity. If you can see the animated boxes at left, the plugin is already installed. If you do not see the boxes, you can install the Flash plugin, or select this feature's non-Flash version. Rick Groleau is managing editor of NOVA Online. Printer-Friendly Format   Feedback Casts of Characters | Into the Fray | Tracing Ancestry with MtDNA | Dig and Deduce Resources | Teacher's Guide | Transcript | Site Map | Neanderthals on Trial Home Search | Site Map | Previously Featured | Schedule | Feedback | Teachers | Shop Join Us/E-Mail | About NOVA | Editor's Picks | Watch NOVAs online | To print PBS Online | NOVA Online | WGBH © | Updated November 2001