Question

Write short note on Neanderthal man.

Answer 1

1. J.K. Fuhlrott (1856) collected the Neanderthal man fossil from the Neanderthal Valley in Germany.
2. They existed between 1,00,000 and 40,000 years ago during the late Pleistocene.
3. The cranial capacity was 1400 cc.
4. There was Heavy built, short prominant, brow ridges, low forehead, deep jaws, chin absent, outwardly curved thigh bones.
5. There was no Chin.
6. the thigh bones are bent outward.