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Neanderthals and Cro-Magnons
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Neanderthals and Cro-Magnons
Examines how the former disappeared and the latter emerged includes archaeological evidence, theories, tools, rituals, society, communications, evolution and interbreeding.
4,725 words (approx. 18.9 pages) |
11 sources |
1992
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"A number of questions have been raised as a result of the studies pertaining to Neanderthal man. Like modern man, the Neanderthals are classified as homo sapiens. This distinguishes them from the homo erectus creatures which preceded them. Descriptions of Neanderthal man indicate that he "was normally chinless, had prominent brow ridges and a receding forehead, but his brain was as large as modern man's" (Bray & Trump, 1979, p. 159). At the same time, however, the Neanderthals were clearly different in many ways from modern man. In fact, there is evidence that when the Neanderthals became extinct, they were replaced by Cro-Magnon man. The Cro-Magnons are essentially the same as modern man. By contrast, the remains of Neanderthal man seem to possess characteristics which are both primitive and modern. The fossil evidence indicates that the Neanderthals co-..."More papers on Neanderthals and Cro-Magnons:
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Neanderthals and Cro-Magnons (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 13, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Research-Paper-Neanderthals-and-Cro-Magnons/19286
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"Neanderthals and Cro-Magnons" 15 January 2012. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Research-Paper-Neanderthals-and-Cro-Magnons/19286>
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