article_snippet: (CNN)The next time someone accuses you of acting like a Neanderthal, don't be offended.  
article_snippet: A new study published this month suggests Neanderthals were more "cognitively advanced than we give Neanderthals credit," Kansas University's David Frayer said in a release.
article_snippet: three other Croatian scientists research indicates Neanderthals were more than just the cavemen-like characters depicted in Geico commercials, but sophisticated creatures concerned with ornamentation and possibly even an "advanced level of prowess" in catching birds, according to " Kansas University's David Frayer.
article_snippet: Neanderthals are often thought of to be simple-minded mumbling, bumbling, stumbling fools," Kansas University's David Frayer