A team of scientists has created what it believes is the first really accurate reconstruction of Neanderthal man, from a skeleton that was discovered in France over a century ago.
In 1909, excavations at La Ferrassie cave in the Dordogne unearthed the remains of a group of Neanderthals. One of the skeletons in that group was that of an adult male, given the name La Ferrassie 1.
These remains have helped scientists create a detailed reconstruction of our closest prehistoric relative for a new BBC series, Prehistoric Autopsy.
Actually, he looks very French. Possibly the first cheese-eating surrender monkey?
ReplyDeleteI thought blond hair was a more recent, northern european evolutionary attribute. I doubt that a French Neanderthal was blond.
ReplyDeleteSorry, you'd be wrong, genetic tests from quite a few years back now show Neanderthals had a mutation in the mc1r receptor, which gave them red hair and fair skin.
DeleteAdditionally, we are talking about a fairly cold climate at the period, with much of Europe covered by ice sheets.
Give this a moment... I think he looks like a neglected Kevin Spacey.
ReplyDeleteWho knew Chuck Norris was a Neanderthal?
ReplyDeleteCan't be French. He (it is a he, right?) doesn't have a cigarette dangling from the lips.
ReplyDeleteSupports the much debunked theory that Neanderthals are still alive and present in Europe.
ReplyDelete'Gandalf the Blond'
ReplyDeleteSuch intelligent comments from people who can`t tell blonde from ginger.
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