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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...
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    included Neanderthals and Denisovans, as well as several unidentified hominins. In Europe, Asia and North Africa, interbreeding between Neanderthals and Denisovans...
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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 differed from modern humans in that they had a more robust build and distinctive morphological features, especially on the cranium...
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  • Genetic studies on Neanderthal ancient DNA became possible in the late 1990s. The Neanderthal genome project, established in 2006, presented the first...
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  • 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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    Feldhofer 1 or Neanderthal 1 is the scientific name of the 40,000-year-old type specimen fossil of the species Homo neanderthalensis, discovered in August...
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    The details about Neanderthal behaviour remain highly controversial. From their physiology, Neanderthals are presumed to have been omnivores, but animal...
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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...
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  • The Neanderthal genome project is an effort of a group of scientists to sequence the Neanderthal genome, founded in July 2006. It was initiated by 454...
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    modern humans (AMH) and Neanderthal specimens, many relating to the superior Neanderthal adaptation to cold environments. Neanderthal surface to volume ratio...
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    The Neanderthal Museum is a museum in Mettmann, Germany. It was established in 1996. Located at the site of the first Neanderthal man discovery in the...
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  • Neanderthal man is an extinct human of the genus Homo. Neanderthal man may also refer to: The Neanderthal Man (1953), science-fiction film made in the...
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    been suggested that it was made by Neanderthals as a form of musical instrument, and became known as the Neanderthal flute. The artifact is on prominent...
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    scientific descriptions of classic Neanderthal crania. It is found among archaic Homo species (including Neanderthals), as well as Upper Pleistocene Homo...
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  • Neanderthals have been depicted in popular culture since the early 20th century. Early depictions conveyed and perpetuated notions of proverbially crude...
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    Denisova Cave (category Neanderthal sites)
    This Neanderthal is referred to as the Altai Neanderthal. The Altai Neanderthal is estimated to be around 120,000 years old. Other Neanderthals for which...
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    The Neanderthals in Gibraltar were among the first to be discovered by modern scientists and have been among the most well studied of their species according...
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  • The Neanderthal Man is a 78-minute, 1953 American black-and-white science fiction film produced independently by Aubrey Wisberg and Jack Pollexfen, as...
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    Shanidar Cave (category Neanderthal sites)
    Mountains in the Erbil Governorate of Kurdistan Region in northern Iraq. Neanderthal remains were discovered here in 1953, including Shanidar 1, who survived...
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  • Language Arts and mentored individuals with substance use disorders. Neanderthal Opens the Door to the Universe was published May 22, 2018 by Disney-Hyperion...
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  • The Neanderthals Rediscovered: How Modern Science is Rewriting Their Story is a 2013 non-fiction book by Dimitra Papagianni [Wikidata] and Michael A. Morse...
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  • The Neanderthal Parallax is a trilogy of novels written by Robert J. Sawyer and published by Tor. It depicts the effects of the opening of a connection...
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    Mettmann. In August 1856, the area became famous for the discovery of Neanderthal 1, one of the first specimens of Homo neanderthalensis to be found. The...
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    included in the Neanderthal lineage, as "pre-Neanderthal" or "early Neanderthal", while the divergence time between the Neanderthal and modern lineages...
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  • Out of Darkness (2022 film) (category Fiction about Neanderthals)
    discovered it was a female Neanderthal wearing a mask. They trail her to the mountain and find a cave where Beyah believes the Neanderthal lives. After Beyah...
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  • This is a list of Neanderthal fossils. Remains of more than 300 European Neanderthals have been found. This is a list of the most notable. As of 2017...
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  • Poetry for Neanderthals is a guessing game with a dedicated deck where players guess terms with only single-syllable words as clues. It was released by...
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    mistaken for one. Considered to be one of the last known habitations of the Neanderthals in Europe, the cave gives its name to the Gorham's Cave complex, which...
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    around 500,000 years ago and was the likely ancestor of Denisovans and Neanderthals as well as modern humans. Early hominids had likely crossed land bridges...
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