Compare And Contrast Neanderthals And Humans

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Neanderthals and Humans seem to not have big differences in behavior and cultural abilities but Neanderthal fossil brains differs from human brains today. Studies show that Neanderthals were much stronger and was able to lived in the cold climate of Europe, from the article it states.“The human and Neanderthal occurrence in time also signifies a difference in both species. Neanderthals, when compared to humans, were much stronger, and they lived in the cold.”

Neanderthals have elevated mental capabilities in many ways. Including, controlling fire, which is a skill that separates humans from other species. Neanderthals used fire to prepare and cook meals. Medicine, …show more content…

Heedful to what they were eating Neanderthals even-handed their diets by roasting vegetables over smoky fires. Talking wasn’t Neanderthals specialty but painting was. Their vocal tracts would have prevented them from sounding some vowels, and basically all of American words have vowels and without them there wouldn’t be any words. “Neanderthals couldn’t say vowels including :a, e, i, o, u, y.” How could they say words that make up vowels? Not only do I think that cloning Neanderthal DNA, will be superb to human health, but of course it’s not going to make humans perfect. Neanderthals had flaws. “The changes between Neanderthal ancestors and the Neanderthals themselves highlight their characteristics. Brain size gradually increased to reach modern human volumes relative to body mass, although Neanderthal brains and braincases ended to be somewhat longer and lower than those of modern humans. Neanderthal remained large and especially long, similar to those of their ancestors, and they retained brow ridges and projecting dentitions and noses and had

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