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Neanderthal

  • johnandrieskrause
  • Mar 28
  • 1 min read
An approximate reconstruction of a Neanderthal skeleton. The central rib cage (including the sternum) and parts of the pelvis are from modern humans.
An approximate reconstruction of a Neanderthal skeleton. The central rib cage (including the sternum) and parts of the pelvis are from modern humans.

Neanderthals (scientific name: Homo sapiens neanderthalensis or Homo neanderthalensis) are a group of archaic humans that inhabited Europe and the Caucasus during the Middle and Late Pleistocene stage of the Quaternary Period. Neanderthal extinct occurred in c. 30000 BC with the immigration of modern humans (Cro-Magnon), but Neanderthals in Gibraltar may have persisted for thousands of years.

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