The Similarities Between Humans And Neanderthals

Neanderthals, also known as archaic homo sapiens, that inhabited Europe, Africa,and Asia 300,000 years ago. Controversies have surrounded on whether they were considered modern human when their fossils were first discovered in Neander Valley, Germany in 1856. At first, Neanderthals were considered inferior to Homo sapiens. However, after years and discoveries later, scientists and paleontologists have found they are very much like modern human, but with different physical appearances. When comparing the modern human skeleton to the Neanderthal’s, one would be able to notice some differences between that of a modern human and a Neanderthals. One very notable difference between the two skeletons was that Neanderthals’ were more robust than that of a human, due to the fact that they have been living in colder climate. For an example, compared to the legs of a human, Neanderthal’s were more huge, but identical to that of a human (Hard Times). Most of the robustness in arm bones are shown in the muscle and ligament attachment area. That area was joined by their massive trunk and limb bones, which only a few modern human could achieve (Trinkaus 58). This meant that the
In fact, they were very skilled at it. Neanderthals used and crafted tools from the Mousterian class. As seen in “Decoding Neanderthals”, Neanderthals sharpened a stone using a process of flaking called Levallois. Afterward, they used pitch, which was created using a complex thermal process, to attach the sharpened stone to a stick (Decoding Neanderthals). This weapon not only indicated that they were excellent craftsmen, but also excellent hunters. Hunting was important to Neanderthals because, without it, they would die out. Research have been carried out to show that meat played a large part of their diet. The chemical signature in their fossils have shown that Neanderthals at the same amount of meat as any carnivore would (Larsen