NEANDERTHALS

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NEANDERTHALS

• By Matt Barry
• and with help from
• Og (at right)

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MAP of FOSSIL SITES
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neanderthal
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COEXISTENCE
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SKULLS

• We look at the skull closely because its here
  that we find the main distinguishing features.

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DISTINGUISHING FEATURES

• Cranial vault
• Forehead
• Brow ridge
• Incisors
• Chin
• Occipital Bun

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DIRECT LINE TO US?
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GAME HUNTING ANYONE?

• They would have needed to keep on the move, to
  keep up with the migrating animals.
• They would have had to store food for the times
  when game animals were not plentiful.
• They would have needed reasonable tools to kill
  and butcher their prey.

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POWER TOOLS?

• New scrapers and points were developed and
  toothed edges were created by fine trimming.

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TOOLS (cont.)

• The Mousterian tool culture was more varied and
  functional than anything that came before.

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LAST MINUTE SIDE BRANCH?