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15 November 2010

Neanderthals had a naughty sex life, unusual study suggests

Neanderthals may be lampooned as slack-jawed low-brows who could just about wield a heavy club on a good day, but in one important respect they outperformed us: in the number of sex partners. So says an unusual study which suggests finger length can indicate promiscuity among hominins, as the ancient family of humans is known.

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