Neanderthals
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- Q1What time period did Neanderthals live in?HoloceneCretaceousPleistoceneJurassic30s
- Q2What is the estimated range of Neanderthal height?4'10" to 5'6"3'0" to 3'6"5'0" to 5'5"6'0" to 6'6"30s
- Q3What is the estimated range of Neanderthal brain capacity?2,000 to 2,500 cubic centimeters800 to 1,000 cubic centimeters1,200 to 1,750 cubic centimeters1,000 to 1,200 cubic centimeters30s
- Q4What is the estimated time range of Neanderthal existence?400 to 40 years ago4,000 to 400 years ago400,000 to 40,000 years ago40,000 to 4,000 years ago30s
- Q5What is the name of the Neanderthal skeleton discovered in 1856?Neanderthal 1ArdiHomo erectusLucy30s
- Q6What is the estimated range of Neanderthal genetic contribution to modern humans?10% to 15%50% to 75%1% to 4%0.1% to 0.5%30s
- Q7What was the main source of food for Neanderthals?Large herbivoresInsectsAquatic animalsSmall rodents30s
- Q8What was the main tool-making technique used by Neanderthals?Blade techniqueAcheulian techniqueLevallois techniqueFlake technique30s
- Q9What is the name of the Neanderthal site discovered in France in 1908?ChauvetAltamiraLa Chapelle-aux-SaintsLascaux30s
- Q10What is the name of the Neanderthal burial site discovered in Iraq in 1960?Mousterian CaveChâtelperronian CaveShanidar CavePech Merle Cave30s