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Mention any three characteristics of Neanderthal man that lived in near east and central Asia.
Mention the important features of the Neanderthal man
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Solution 1
Characteristics of Neanderthal man
- They possess a brain capacity of 1400 cc.
- They were short but very strong with outward curved thigh bones.
- They used hides to protect their body and to bury the dead.
Solution 2
Important features of Neanderthal man:
- Their skull bones were thick
- The forehead was low and slanting.
- The eyebrow ridges were heavy.
- The lower jaw was strong with strong jaw muscles with no chin
- They were about 1.5 to 1.66 meters in height i.e. short stature.
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