'Perfectly preserved' Neanderthal skull bones suggest their noses didn't evolve to warm air

'Perfectly preserved' Neanderthal skull bones suggest their noses didn't evolve to warm air

An analysis of the only intact Neanderthal inner nose bones known to exist reveals that our ancient cousins' enormous noses did not evolve to withstand harsh climates.A digital analysis of the perfectly preserved nose bones on a bizarre-looking Neanderthal skull reveals that a long-standing theory about Neanderthal noses doesn't pass the sniff test.The skull comes from the "Altamura Man," one of the most complete and best-preserved Neanderthal s…