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REFLECTIONS 1.Describe the environment that these hominids lived in. 2.What type of hominid are they. How are they different to us? 3.What adaptations.

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1 REFLECTIONS 1.Describe the environment that these hominids lived in. 2.What type of hominid are they. How are they different to us? 3.What adaptations did they have that allowed them to survive in their environment?

2 Neanderthal Power! Massive, broad shoulders are indicated by a scapular breadth that is about 8% larger than modern humans Muscle attachments for the pectorals were enormous, up to twice the size of today’s average. Neanderthals had shorter, wider upper arms. The bones in their forearms were bowed from muscles that must have powered a grip that could crush bone. Massive quads that specialized in explosive power and side-to-side movement.

3 So, why all the Beef ?

4 Would a Neanderthal be able to adapt to the Modern World that we live in? Me so hungry! Maybe I can eat my co- workers?

5 Why did Homo Sapiens Sapiens win the Paleolithic “Survivor” Show?


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