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At the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, a range of scientists looks for signs of the human spark by comparing us with our living relatives, like chimpanzees and other apes, and with our extinct relatives, like the Neanderthals, to pin down the crucial differences. In this video segment from the Human Spark, scientists study the eating habits of Neanderthals over 100,000 years to see what sets them apart from modern humans.
Learn more about The Human Spark.
