Neanderthal man
a member of an extinct subspecies of powerful, physically robust humans, Homo sapiens neanderthalensis, that inhabited Europe and western and central Asia c100,000–40,000 b.c.
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Silently each Neanderthal man stepped behind a trunk of one of the trees lining the path.
Warrior of the Dawn | Howard Carleton BrowneOne hundred thousand years of human life in Europe produced nothing higher than Neanderthal man.
The New Stone Age in Northern Europe | John M. TylerNeanderthal man had originally entered Europe when the climate was much milder than it is in our own time.
Ancient Man in Britain | Donald A. (Donald Alexander) MackenzieOne wonders what the Neanderthal man would have thought of a de luxe 4-room outfit, or complete home, for $198.
The Perfect Gentleman | Ralph BergengrenThe brain of Neanderthal man was known to be of large size even when estimated from the original skullcap of the Neanderthal type.
Men of the Old Stone Age | Henry Fairfield Osborn
British Dictionary definitions for Neanderthal man
a type of primitive man, Homo neanderthalensis, or H. sapiens neanderthalensis, occurring throughout much of Europe in late Palaeolithic times: it is thought that they did not interbreed with other early humans and are not the ancestors of modern humans
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