Question

Mention any three characteristics of Neanderthal man that lived in Near East and Central Asia.

Answer 1

Neanderthals were humans like us, but they were a distinct species called Homo neanderthalensis. They had different characters to be observed:-

• They were shorter in size and height.

• Neanderthal has thicker bones, shorter limbs, an asymmetrical humerus, barrel chest, and thicker metacarpals.

• jaws were larger and more robust than those of modern humans and had a gap called the retromolar space.