Skeletal Traits
Describe 4 skeletal traits (2 cranial and 2 skeletal-body) in detail that are UNIQUE to Neanderthals.
Discuss and describe how each Neanderthal skeletal trait (2 cranial and 2 skeletal-body) provided a selective advantage in an environment that Neanderthals lived in (blistering cold climate with receding glaciers).
Based on all discussed skeletal features of Neanderthals in this class, which hominin species do you think Neanderthals should be placed with: Homo heidelbergensis (archaic sapiens), Homo sapiens, or should Neanderthals be placed in a completely separate species category other than the ones listed above? Explain in a subsistence manner WHY using skeletal features to support your answer.
Discuss and describe how each Neanderthal skeletal trait (2 cranial and 2 skeletal-body) provided a selective advantage in an environment that Neanderthals lived in (blistering cold climate with receding glaciers).
