Our Origins: Discovering Physical Anthropology (Fourth Edition)
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Author: Clark Spencer Larsen
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Introduction: The Neanderthals are the sub species of the archaic humans who were lived about approximately 40,000 years ago. They are the extinct species, killed off by extermination by immigrating humans, competition, climatic changes and disease.
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