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Article: Neanderthal man
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- The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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Neanderthal man or Neandertal man , a subspecies of
Homo sapiens,
the species to which contemporary humans belong, known as
H. sapiens neandertalensis
after Neanderthal, Germany, the valley where the first specimen was found. Many scientists classify Neanderthal as its own species (
H. neandertalensis
), pointing to the large number of anatomical differences between it and
H. sapiens.
Anatomically Neanderthals were somewhat shorter but much more robust than contemporary
H. sapiens.
Distinctive cranial features of Neanderthals included prominent brow ridges, low, sloping foreheads, a chinless and heavy, forward-jutting jaw, and extremely large front teeth. The shoulders and ...
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