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Also Known As Homo neanderthalensis • Homo sapiens neanderthalensis • Neandertal

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Homo neanderthalensis
Neanderthal sites of the Late Pleistocene
Neanderthal remains at Kebara, Israel
Atapuerca
Mousterian industry
Neanderthal: genetic studies
Denisova Cave
Neanderthal toe bone
Neanderthal: bone fragments
Possible appearance of a Neanderthal man. The head and shoulders of a complete statue are shown.
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Svante Pääbo
Svante Pääbo
Swedish evolutionary geneticist
Aleš Hrdlička
American anthropologist
Marcellin Boule
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French geologist

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