Lucy is not a Neanderthal, but rather a member of the species Australopithecus afarensis. Neanderthals were a separate species that existed in Europe and Asia, while Lucy lived in East Africa around 3.2 million years ago.
Neanderthal man was first discovered in the Neander Valley (German: Neanderthal) near Düsseldorf, Germany in 1856, which is where the name "Neanderthal" comes from. Subsequent findings of Neanderthal fossils have been found in various locations in Europe and Asia.
The term "Neanderthal" comes from the Neander Valley in Germany where the first Neanderthal fossils were found in 1856. The fossil's scientific name is Homo neanderthalensis.
Neanderthal culture is typically referred to as Mousterian culture, named after the sites in France where archaeologists first found Neanderthal artifacts. These artifacts include stone tools, weapons, and evidence of burials, indicating a complex culture capable of symbolic behavior.
Neanderthal man was first discovered by Neanderthal woman ;)But perhaps more relevantly:Philip Carel Schmerling, who was a pioneer in paleontology, and geologist, discovered the first Neanderthal fossil in 1829.(More info at: neandertal)
Lucy is not a Neanderthal, but rather a member of the species Australopithecus afarensis. Neanderthals were a separate species that existed in Europe and Asia, while Lucy lived in East Africa around 3.2 million years ago.
Lucy got her name by a song written by the Beatles called "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds".
Neanderthal man was first discovered in the Neander Valley (German: Neanderthal) near Düsseldorf, Germany in 1856, which is where the name "Neanderthal" comes from. Subsequent findings of Neanderthal fossils have been found in various locations in Europe and Asia.
The first Neanderthal fossils were found in Gibraltar when tunnels were built for defence, but they were not recognised as a different human species at the time. The first fossils to be recognised as different from modern humans were found in the Neander Valley, near Dusseldorf, Germany.
The Neander Valley in Germany.
Lucy was found in 1974.
Nowhere. They've only been found in Europe.
The Lucy fossil was found in Hadar, Ethiopia.
It has been inhabited since 128,000 BC by Neanderthal's
From the Neander Valley in Germany, where the first fossils were found.
Parts of Africa and Europe....
The term "Neanderthal" comes from the Neander Valley in Germany where the first Neanderthal fossils were found in 1856. The fossil's scientific name is Homo neanderthalensis.