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Flat feet may have helped Neanderthals stay stable while carrying heavy loads

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SignalsMonitor is following this as a technology story. Phys.org Breaking News is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 4 Nov 2026, 23:10 UTC. The headline in use is “Flat feet may have helped Neanderthals stay stable while carrying heavy loads”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
In all likelihood, the Neanderthals had flat feet. But it was not a defect at all.
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Flat feet may have helped Neanderthals stay stable while carrying heavy loads
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