Neanderthal

of Europe, the now Germany attracted waves of migrants. The first migrants were Neanderthals, whom are named after Neander Valley in Germany. They had a cranial capacity similar to modern humans, crafted stone tools for hunting and butchering meat. Remains suggest that Neanderthals had a spoken language, facilitating cooperation within hunting parties and the development of cultural forms. Shortly before the Neanderthals disappeared, Homo sapiens (now referred to as “early modern humans” migrated and

According to “Decoding Neanderthals’ they were consider primitive; without language and art or a high level of thinking. These species hunted by brute force with a simple stone tool. Also, that their intellect cannot be associated or compared with modern humans because their behavior was too way primitive. They began to disappear 40,000 years ago as modern humans came on the scene, stated by “Decoding Neanderthals” documentary movie. However, according to the genetic evidence shows a mysterious presence

Neanderthal Extinction   Neanderthals and modern humans coexisted for well over 100,000 years.  Then suddenly Homo neandertalensis began to die out and surrender the earth to Homo sapiens.  Paleontologists and anthropologists have entertained several possibilities to the causes of this event: interbreeding among Neanderthals and humans, competition for natural resources, and Darwin’s theory of “survival of the fittest.”  What the real cause has been has plagued scientists for years. Now, due

Neanderthal Prejudice Elizabeth Armistead When humans encounter other humans, we tend to treat them differently. Whether it’s because of cultural barriers, language barriers, or something as trivial as skin color, we view some people differently than we view those who share our ethnicity, culture, and values. This is referred to as racism or prejudice and it is still an active problem in the world today. But although people can differ greatly when it comes to culture or appearance, we share most

Anthropologists of primeval and present times have been tasked to research on the Neanderthal and find out the exact time that they lived. They argued that the first humans that had proto-Neanderthal traits existed as early as 350,000-600,000 years ago (Jordan 114). Later they discovered that “true Neanderthals” appeared between 200,000 and 250,000 years ago. Nevertheless, the exact date during which they existed has been disputed by many scientists. According to (Pääbo 76), the first recognized

Homo neanderthalensis is the closest extinct relative of Homo sapien. They were named for the Neander valley region in Germany where some of the first Neanderthal remains where discovered. Lime miners stumbled across the remains in a cave belonging to a bear; the fossils were then given to a local teacher and amateur naturalist, Prof. Dr. Johann Carl Fuhlrott. (Tattersall) He identified them as being very old and distinctly different from any other human bones he had seen before. Fuhlorrt then brought

ask ourselves when actually this practice began. Also we never thought to ask if we were the only ones to entomb our dead in a ritualistic way. There is evidence of our distant cousins Homo neanderthalensis, or Neanderthal, exhibit similar burial practices that we do to this day. Neanderthal sites often have artifacts and possible different burial practices which can means that they have the ability to do ritualistic burials. They are one of the links that may play a huge role in understanding our

Neanderthals are modern humans closest extinct relative. They are part of the genus homo (Homo neanderthalensis) meaning they are very closely related to present day Homo sapiens, or modern humans. Fossil evidence suggests they lived from approximately 200,000 to 28,000 years ago when they became extinct. Neanderthals lived generally in central to southwest Asia and Europe. The first discovery of a Neanderthal fossil occurred in 1856. This fossil was found in Neander Valley in Germany. In German

still uncertain what the cause of their extinction was. This paper will analyze three main theories of Neanderthal extinction. The first theory is the competition theory, which claims that the Homo sapiens and Neanderthals had to compete for resources, ultimately leading to their demise. The second theory I will discuss is the climate change theory, which claims that Homo sapiens lived while Neanderthals died because they were better adapted to the climate. The last theory I will discuss is

film, Neanderthals on Trial, numerous questions are presented regarding where Neanderthals fit into our evolutionary history. Were they ancestors to modern humans or were they an evolutionary dead end? Are they physically similar enough to be considered humans? Did their level of intelligence match ours or was it inferior? The film provides information on the evidence found to support their assumptions about who the Neanderthals were. There is debate between those who believe Neanderthals were a