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Neanderthals (/niˈændərˌtɑːl, neɪ-, -ˌθɑːl/ nee-AN-də(r)-TAHL, nay-, -THAHL; Homo
neanderthalensis or H.
sapiens neanderthalensis) are an
extinct group...
- Look up
Neanderthal or
neanderthal in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Neanderthal, or Neandertal, was a
species of the
genus Homo that
inhabited Europe...
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interbreeding happened in
several independent events that
included Neanderthals and Denisovans, as well as
several unidentified hominins. In Europe,...
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Neanderthal genetics testing became possible in the 1990s with
advances in
ancient DNA analysis. In 2008, the
Neanderthal genome project published the...
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Neanderthal extinction Neanderthals became extinct around 40,000
years ago.
Hypotheses on the
causes of the
extinction include violence, transmission...
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Neanderthal anatomy is
characterised by a long, flat
skull and a
stocky body plan. When
first discovered,
Neanderthals were
thought to be anatomically...
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Feldhofer 1 or
Neanderthal 1 is the
scientific name of the 40,000-year-old type
specimen fossil of the
species Homo neanderthalensis. The
fossil was discovered...
- The
Neanderthals Rediscovered: How
Modern Science is
Rewriting Their Story is a 2013 non-fiction book by
Dimitra Papagianni [Wikidata] and
Michael A. Morse...
- For much of the
early 20th century,
Neanderthal behaviour was
depicted as primitive, unintelligent, and brutish;
unevolved compared to
their modern human...
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close affinities with
Neanderthals. The cave was also
periodically inhabited by
Neanderthals, but it is
unclear whether Neanderthals and
Denisovans ever...
