**[The exploitation of crabs by Last Interglacial Iberian Neanderthals: The evidence from Gruta da Figueira Brava (Portugal)](https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fearc.2023.1097815/full)** Studies show that Neanderthals ate small animals, including shellfish, during the Middle Paleolithic era. A specific site, Gruta da Figueira Brava, showed evidence of Neanderthal remains with large amounts of shellfish remains, including the brown crab Cancer pagurus. The analysis showed that **Neanderthals preferred large crabs and roasted them on coals** to access the flesh. @mr27.near?