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When and where was the distribution of Neanderthals? |
-Europe and the middle East -First Discovered in the Neander Valleys, Germany -Roots in Europe date to over 300,000 ya -"Classic" Neanderthals date 130,000-30,000 ya |
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When and where was the Pathological skeleton found? |
-La Chapelle-aux-Saints, France -Discovered in 1908 -had arthritis |
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Neanderthal Characteristics |
Low and long cranium, football shaped, 1625cc, Occipital bun/torus, Supraorbital torus, Low slope forehead, No chin (he's ugly), Huge nose (squidward), Larger teeth, Musculoskeletal hypertrophy, Adapted to cold environments, Shorter Tibia |
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When and where were the male, female, and 5 juveniles discovered? |
-La Ferrassie, France -Dates 50,000 years ago |
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When and where was a Neanderthalburial with flower pollen discovered? |
-Shanidar Cave, Iraq -Dates 50,000 years ago -Evidenceof a flower burial due to pollen (could be from the wind) |
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When and where was the preserved skeleton that includes an hyoid bone discovered? |
-Kebara cave, Israel -Dates 60,000 years ago -Had an identical gene to modern humans proving that they could speak and process information -Significant injuries tells us that shows evidence of hunting |
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When and where was the fossil of the Neanderthal that suggests cannibalism found? |
-Moula Geurcy, France Dates -approximately 100,000 years ago -Shows marks on bones tells us that meat was ripped off to eat |
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Teshik-Tash, Uzbekistan : Importance? |
-70,000 years old Neanderthal burial -One of the Easternmost Neanderthal sites -Few burial graves, scattered throughout the site (not sure if they were purposely buried there or not) |
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What are coprolites? |
Fossilized feces |
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El Sidrón: Importance? |
-Dates 44,000 years ago -12 individuals, evidence of cannibalism possibly by another group in the area, or lack of resources caused them to eat their own people in their group -Evidence of patrilocality lines in the bones show a shortage of nutrition |
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MousterianTool Tradition |
-The Neanderthals developed this tool - Named after the site of Le Moustier, France |
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La cotte de St. Brelade: Importance |
20 mammoths and 5 rinosaurus, stampeded over a cliff |
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Vindija Cave Site, Croatia : Importance? |
Evidencethat Neanderthals were depend solely on meat |
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El Salt, Spain |
-Found coprolite (50 000 years old, oldest human coprolite ever found) -Neanderthals not only rely on meat but also on plants |
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Reconstructionof gnome of Neanderthals suggests... |
-Neanderthals separated about 500 000 ya -Evidence of interbreeding Neanderthals are similar to modern humans due to interbreeding before they left Africa |
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Denisova Cave, southern Russia: Importance |
-DNA from a finger bone belonged to an archaic human group separate from Neanderthals and modern humans : Denisovans -DenisovanDNA is in the modern human genome. It represents about 5% of some populations inEast Asia, especially Melanesia and Aboriginal Australian people -Modern human and Neandertal remains were also found at this site |
