Prehistoric Cultures Class Slides Set 01 B Tim

Prehistoric Cultures Class Slides Set # 01 B Tim Roufs’ section Kinds of Major Finds and Announcements of the Past Quarter Century: Neandertal Other “Archaics” (“Premodern Humans”)

Neandertal

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Neandertals Four important Neandertal questions 1. Is Neandertal a separate species than Homo sapiens ?

Neandertals Four important Neandertal questions 1. Is Neandertal a separate species than Homo sapiens ? 2. Why did the Neandertals disappear so rapidly ? • The “Neandertal Problem” • Out-fought ? • Genetically Absorbed ? • Killed off by tropical and warm-climate diseases for which they had no resistance ?

Neandertals Four important Neandertal questions 1. Is Neandertal a separate species than Homo sapiens ? 2. Why did the Neandertals disappear so rapidly ? • The “Neandertal Problem” 3. Did Neandertals have speech like we know it ? • The “Lieberman” hypothesis

Neandertals Four important Neandertal questions 1. Is Neandertal a separate species than Homo sapiens ? 2. Why did the Neandertals disappear so rapidly ? • The “Neandertal Problem” 3. Did Neandertals have speech like we know it ? 4. Did Neandertals interbreed with Homo sapiens ? Are we part Neandertal?