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Q.How does Neanderthal man differ from the Modern man in appearance ?

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Compared with modern Homo sapiens, Neanderthal man was more heavily built, with prominent brow ridges, a receding forehead and no chin, though the two had broadly comparable (Neanderthal even slightly larger) brain capacities.

Neanderthal man (Homo neanderthalensis, or Homo sapiens neanderthalensis) lived in Europe and parts of Asia and shows several distinctive skeletal/anatomical features that distinguish it from anatomically modern humans (Homo sapiens sapiens). Neanderthals had a shorter, stockier and more heavily muscled body build, adapted to cold climates, with a prominent, continuous supraorbital (brow) ridge above the eyes, a low, sloping/receding forehead, a projecting mid-face, and a mandible that lacked a distinct chin. Their brain capacity, at roughly 1400 cc, was comparable to (and by some measurements slightly larger than) that of modern humans. Modern man, in contrast, has a taller, more slender skeletal build, a high, vertical (rounded) forehead, much-reduced or absent brow ridges, a flatter face, and a well-develop …

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