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An introduction to the study of social evolution; the prehistoric period . Neanderthal man as short of stature but powerfully built,with strong, curiously curved thigh bones so constructedthat the man must have walked with bended knees, po»>sessing heavy brow ridges, heavy brutal jaw with re-ceding chin. The artists conception of the Neanderthalman is shown in the figures.^^ Although the Neanderthalman was of the small stature of 5 feet 3% inches, he wasprobably a mighty hunter, able to contend with therudest weapons against the rhinoceros, mammoth, cavebear, and other beasts. Since the dis
An introduction to the study of social evolution; the prehistoric period . Neanderthal man as short of stature but powerfully built,with strong, curiously curved thigh bones so constructedthat the man must have walked with bended knees, po»>sessing heavy brow ridges, heavy brutal jaw with re-ceding chin. The artists conception of the Neanderthalman is shown in the figures.^^ Although the Neanderthalman was of the small stature of 5 feet 3% inches, he wasprobably a mighty hunter, able to contend with therudest weapons against the rhinoceros, mammoth, cavebear, and other beasts. Since the discovery of this skullnear Diisseldorf, other specimens of the same generaltype have come to light serving to indicate how wide-spread was the Neanderthal race of men. In 1866 partof a jaw quite different from the tjpical jaw of to-daywas found at La Naulette, Belgium; and in 1886, at Spy,Belgium, specimens were discovered in which the Nean-derthal type of cranium was associated with the Naulette 20 Keane, oiy. cit., pp. 33-34, 145-140. 21 Sfc Frontispiece and figure
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