This reconstruction of a Neanderthal man’s features is based on the fossils found at the French site of La Chapelle-aux-Saints. Paleoartist Elisabeth Daynès created the sculpture. Neanderthals ...
Standing proud in the Museum's Human Evolution gallery are two of the most scientifically accurate reconstructions that exist of a Neanderthal and early modern human. Find out how these lifelike ...
Close your eyes and picture a Neanderthal. You're probably imagining heavy browridges, a big, broad nose, perhaps a jutting midface. If so, you're right on, though those are only the most obvious ...
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Neanderthals were avid collectors, suggests 40,000-year-old fossils from Spain’s caveIn the study, the authors concluded by drawing a parallel between Neanderthal and human behavior. They suggest that just as we study and collect Neanderthal fossils, future civilizations might do ...
Neanderthals emerged about 250,000 years ago from European populations—referred to as "pre-Neanderthals"—that inhabited the Eurasian continent between 500,000 and 250,000 years ago.
Terms in italic are defined in a glossary at the bottom of this page. Note that the Neanderthal is painted plaster of paris, with the maroon spots indicating pieces missing from the original.
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