Neanderthal Research Paper

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In the class material covered throughout this section, I believe that there is a possibility that we humans have Neanderthals as part of our ancestry. Most humans would think of all the negatives before the positives about having Neanderthals’ as part of our ancestry, and in our blood system, due to the fact of their appearance. I strongly feel that having Neanderthals as part of my ancestry would be amazing. Reason being is because Neanderthals were the most successful human-like creation who populated Eurasia.
To start with, according to The Essence of Anthropology 4th Edition,
“Neanderthals are a distinct group within the genus Homo inhabiting Europe and Southwest Asia from approximately 30,000 to 125,000 years ago. They found Neanderthals in the Neander River Valley, Germany” (pg. 93). Neanderthals were highly intelligent. They survived over millions of years by adapting to the climate of freezing cold weather. Due to the lack of knowledge, I do somewhat get the impression that Neanderthals may have been wild and aggressive. They were organized well, lived in small groups with other Neanderthals, they cared about the sick and old, their level of communication was off the
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Neanderthals appear to have been more regularly in the fossil record because they were the first to bury their dead” (pg.93). Neanderthals would bury their dead ones with flowers, food, and weapons. I believe they did this because they believed in the afterlife. Neanderthals skull shape and body form represented their adaption. By that it allowed them to adjust to the cold climate, as well as their brain size and capacity for cultural adaptation being similar to those earlier members of the genus Homo. According to research, Neanderthals DNA has been found in us humans. Neanderthals themselves have been closely related with Homo