Washington D.C: A new research finds that unlike popular belief that showcases Neanderthals having straight spines and poor posture, the prehistoric humans were more similar to us than many assume.

Researchers from University of Zurich have shown that Neanderthals walked upright just like modern humans, thanks to a virtual reconstruction of the pelvis and spine of a very well-preserved skeleton of an elderly male Neanderthal unearthed in La Chapelle-aux-Saints, France. Notably, an upright, well-balanced posture is one of the defining features of Homo sapiens.