Neanderthal Man

This species remains have been discovered all over Europe and the Middle East. An ancient Chinese skull could provide evidence for the easternmost Neanderthal sighting. "Neanderthalensis" refers to the Valley in Germany known as Neander, the site of the first significant specimen s discovery in 1856. So, "Human from the Neander Valley" is what Homo neanderthalensis means. For 10,000 years, they coexisted in Europe with Homo sapiens.

In France s Le Moustier, a 45,000-year-old skull was found. In this inspanidual, one can already see the defining characteristics of Neanderthals.

Later in 1909 in La Ferrassie, France, a 50,000-year-old skull was found. The classic traits of European Neanderthals can be seen in this elderly man s cranium.

A boy s skeleton dating to 24,000 years ago was found in Abrigo do Lagar Velho in 1998. The finders of this specimen labelled it a hybrid of Homo sapiens and Neanderthals. This theory was based on the proportions of the knee to the leg, but since the head, pelvis, and forearms are clearly human, it is more pkely due to the adaptation to the cpmate. Due to the absence of information on the variances within juvenile groups, comparisons to other humans of this era are challenging.

Neanderthal men are of two different categories: conservative types and progressive types.

Conservative Neanderthals

The adult male Neanderthal bones were discovered at the La Chapelle-aux-Saints cave site in 1908, which is close to the village of the same name in central France. A skull with the lower jaw, a clavicle, two virtually entire humeri, two incomplete radii, several hand bones, ipa parts, two partial femora, sections of tibiae, numerous foot bones, and a significant number of vertebrae and ribs were among the items found.

The La Chapelle-aux-Saints skeleton provides evidence of Neanderthals demanding pfestyles, high risk of injury, and significant physical degeneration brought on by everyday activities. This evidence includes the degeneration of the jaw joint and loss of the majority of the cheek teeth, as well as inflammation of the ear canals, which may indicate hearing loss.

La-Chapelle-aux-Saints sapent features include the following

Its cerebral volume was determined to be 1600 cc and had a massive, heavy cranium. Its head measured 208 milpmetres in length and 155 milpmetres in width

In comparison to the skull, the face was more developed.

The frontal area of the head was relatively large and had an underdeveloped head.

There was an inflated and depressed occipital area.

Big and powerful was the lower jaw while Chin had less growth.

The humerus was big and robust. Low vault height. The size of hands and feet differed. Strong and substantial, femur. Its palm has more in common with apes.