Neanderthal model. Exhibition display photograph showing the reconstruction of a Neanderthal (Homo neanderthalensis). The model is based on a 70-50,000 year old fossil skeleton found in La Ferrassie,France. Neanderthals inhabited Europe and western Asia between 230,000 and 29,000 years ago. They did not use complex tools but had mastery of fire and built shelters. It is thought that they had language and a complex social structure,living in small family groups and hunting for food. It is not known why Neanderthals became extinct,but one theory is that they were outcompeted by modern humans (Homo sapiens). Reconstruction by Elisabeth Daynes of the Daynes Studio,Paris,France | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Crepin, D. / Daynes, E. |
Bildgröße: | 3661 px × 5065 px |
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