10 Flashcards
what was found in Engis cave and where is it located?
Belgium and a deformed cranium
what was found in Spy d’orneau cave and where is it located?
2 skeletons Belgium
what was found in Krapina and where is it located?
Croatia MNI of 2 dozen some burned and with cut marks signifying potential canabalism
what was found in La Chapelle Aux Saints France?
A Seemingly intentional burial of an old man with arthritis
what was found in La Ferrassie France?
6 individuals, intentional burial.
what was found in Shanidar cave iraq?
9 bodys
potential intentional burials
What was found in Roc De Marsal France?
3 year old child
potential intentional burial
where where the earliest “real’ Neanderthal fossils found and how old?
Ehringsdorf Germany
dated to 250k years ago
where where the latest most recent Neanderthal fossils found and how old?
Mesmaiskaya Russia
2 week old infant
40k years old
what is the oldest definitive evidence for the use of fire
found hearths in Isreal 300k to 250k yeas old
what is a typical Neanderthal diet?
a fuck tone of meat
what is the neanderthal skeletal morphology?
wider Stockier build with a higher BMI then us humans. (body mass index) more conical rib cage the humans
neanderthal crural index?
short and stocky reflecting their cold climate.
list some differences in Neandethal craniums.
face pushes out (prognathism), no chin, Retro molar gap, flattening back of the skull and backward sloping forehead
did Neanderthals travel all over the world?
No they where better adapted for cold and stayed above 30 north