What did the homo neanderthalensis look like?

Answer 1

By looking at the structure of the skeleton, experts were able to obtain strong evidence for what Neanderthals would have looked like and their behaviour. The skeleton was no more than 1.62 m (5 foot 4 inches) tall with a powerful build. Features of the skeleton were:

• A striking ribcage that continued to flare out giving the Neanderthal no waist. One explanation for this wide and deep ribcage was that it would have retained heat better in a cold environment, which would have been a clear advantage as Neanderthals lived during the Ice Age.
• The right arm had much clearer muscle markings than the left and the forearm had a curving radius, all suggesting a very powerful right arm with a powerful grip. This suggested Neanderthals were ambush hunters thrusting spears into their prey. This fitted in with the fact that heavy spear points have been found alongside Neanderthal bones at many sites suggesting that spears were used to ambush and stab prey rather than to throw.
• From impressions inside the skull it was determined that the brain was slightly larger in size than the modern average but as far as could be judged, its external form suggested similar cognitive abilities to our own.
• The hyoid bone in the throat was similar to our own but reconstruction of the vocal tract suggested that Neanderthal speech would have been higher pitched but more resonant.

Shorter and stockier than modern humans. Weak chin, prominent brow ridge, pale skin, and probably red hair.

Answer 2

Homo neanderthalensis had a robust build, with a stocky body and shorter limbs compared to modern humans. They had a distinctive skull with a prominent brow ridge, a sloping forehead, and a larger braincase. They likely had a more muscular physique and adapted to cold climates with their short, powerful bodies.

Answer 3

Scientists once thought that neanderthals (or neandertals) were very different physiologically than our current species homo- sapiens. This misunderstanding came from the faulty reconstruction of a neanderthal skeleton though which showed it having a slouch and bent knees. On the contrary, neanderthals walked upright and had no significant knee bend, they were also highly cultured and appear to have had symbolic rituals like the burial of the dead, they also produced sophisticated stone tools. they likely had a larger muscle mass than modern day humans, and because of this had a larger brain size.
Neanderthals were known for being slumped over, had a high brow line which protruded out a bit more than us humans do. And having a lot of muscle tissue in the arms and legs, kind of like Popeye. Most theories were held that they had little hair like us humans, but recent discoveries prove to go along the opposite. that they were quite hairy, which leads to recent thought that people reporting to see wild men, yetis, or better known Bigfoot. Good be a surviving decedent to neanderthals.
Shorter than modern humans, but stockier.

Answer 4

Humans where formed both by some winter cold and technologies. The more technologies have humans - the colder regions they can populate without disturbing the anatomy. For example, after demography explosion 50 thousand years ago, humans inhabited Europe and Asia. Asian frost gave to asians a very big brain but a bit ot anatomic loss: lower height and lower chin.

Prehumans (neanderthalensis and so on) tryed to inhabit Europe and Asia about 500 thousand years ago with very low technology level. So their anatomic lost was of the same way, but 10-100 times bigger then modern Asians. Both in Asia and Europe

Answer 5

It looks like human like and it stands upright. it has a lot of hair on it's body and it is shorter than modern human maybe....

Answer 6

Shorter and stockier than modern humans. Weak chin, prominent brow ridge, pale skin, probably red hair.

Answer 7

Shorter and stockier. Weak chin, prominent brow ridge, pale skin, probably red hair.

Answer 8

Physically, Neanderthals had a larger body mass, bigger muscles, an expanded ribcage that housed larger lungs, a weak chin and a prominent brow ridge.

Answer 9

Shorter and stockier than modern humans. Weak chin, prominent brow ridge, pale skin and probably red hair.

Answer 10

They looked like gorillas and modern humans, both.