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English: Neanderthal man reconstruction, Natural History Museum, London Artistically and scholarly, this is a brilliant reconstruction of Neanderthal man who used to live in Europe through the Ice Ages until the arrrival of "modern" man some 40 000 years ago. Yet, there was a long period of both types of humans living side by side (and that is ...
English: Illustration from page 39 of The outline of history; being a plain history of life and mankind, the definitive edition revised and rearranged by the author, by H.G. Wells, illustrated by J. F. Horrabin, showing Neanderthal Man
The Neanderthal face is characterised by subnasal [157] as well as mid-facial prognathism, where the zygomatic arches are positioned in a rearward location relative to modern humans, while their maxillary bones and nasal bones are positioned in a more forward direction, by comparison. [158] Neanderthal eyeballs are larger than those of modern ...
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The remains were first studied by Marcellin Boule, whose reconstruction of Neanderthal anatomy based on la Chapelle-aux-Saints material shaped popular perceptions of the Neanderthals for over thirty years. The La Chapelle-aux-Saints specimen is typical of "classic" Western European Neanderthal anatomy. It is estimated to be about 60,000 years old.
Neanderthal teeth have a morphology that is a specifically derived trait in their species. Neanderthals have a distinct dental morphology that is unique compared to the dental frequency patterns of Homo sapiens. [28] Also, the Neanderthal mandibular has characteristics that are different from those of Homo sapiens.
The skull is the most complete Neanderthal skull ever found. [2] With a cranial capacity of 1641 cm 3 , it is the second largest hominid skull ever discovered, after Amud 1 . The skull displays many of the "classic" examples of Neanderthal anatomy, including a low, sloping forehead and large nasal openings.The teeth are well preserved and the ...