Neanderthal Modern Human Coexistence Evidence

Exploration of Neanderthals through to the mid-nineteenth century led to a significant amount of information that integrates both nature and nurture traits in their natural system. It has enabled unprecedented precision in investigating their anatomical variations and distribution pattern in those other early humans. Classifying them as a component of our genera but distinguishing themselves at the species identification as Homo neanderthalensis (Price, Douglas & Feinman 177). With these kinds of studies, evidence obtained led to the acknowledgment of Neanderthals as closest to modern people and their admission into the family tree.

Neanderthals and contemporary people have a close kinship. They are short and gangly, approximately 1.5 m tall, with bending limbs and big joints that maintain a robust musculature. The skeletons feature a low cranial, a long face, and strong brow ridges. The look is vast, with the forehead sloping steeply downward and the nose and teeth sitting more forward than any other hominid, giving the face an extended aspect. The skeleton is significantly different from current species in that the bones are heavier, indicating higher muscular strength. The Neanderthals were mainly connected with creating a range of flaking tools, hand axes, and spears with many sharp corners and probably lived until their mid-forties or later thirties(Price, Douglas & Feinman,118). The Neanderthals were massive game predators, with analyses of their remains revealing a meat diet of reindeer and mammoths. The remains are mostly found in Europe and Southwestern Asia