Neanderthals may have shrieked, rather than grunted

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Neanderthals may have communicated using high-pitched shrieks rather than low grunts. Credit: Atelier Daynes/S. Entressangle.

The sounds of the Stone Age may have been even less dignified than we thought. A vocal expert working with the BBC suggests that Neanderthal vocalizations may have sounded less like low grunts and more like high-pitched shrieks.

[The vocal expert, Patsy Rodenburg,] concluded that the shape of the throat, combined with the dimensions of the Neanderthal’s skull and chest, would have produced some very unusual (and “very, very loud”) noises….

 

The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion, and analysis. Read full, original post: Here’s What a Neanderthal’s Voice Might Have Sounded Like

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