# Neanderthals on Trial

Were Neanderthals human like us, or were they sub-human brutes? Since the discovery of the first Neanderthal skeleton in 1856, scientists have battled over exactly how we're related to these prehistoric cave-dwellers. There's plenty of new evidence, including DNA analysis, but nothing seems to settle the case. Neanderthals on trial takes a look at the debate, showing how science works, and how investigators sometimes fool themselves into seeing what they want to see 1 videocassette (approximately 60 min.) : 1/2 in MPAA rating: Not rated Originally broadcast as a 2001 segment of the television program Nova Copyright date on credit frame: 2001; copyright date on container: 2002 Director of photography, Brian Dowley ; editor, Nathan Hendrie ; music, Tom Phillips Narrator, Joe Morton VHS

- Kind: Film
- Year: 2002
- By: Mark J Davis, MDTV Productions., WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), WGBH Video (Firm)
- Genres: Science
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/NeanderthalsonTrial)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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