1. Going Way Back in Time
a look at early humans

5. Neanderthals vs. Cro-Magnons

6. Neanderthals vs. Cro-Magnons
Homo neanderthalensis
Appeared 100, ,000 years ago
Early/middle paleolithic era
(paleo [old] + lith [stone])
Old stone age
Discovered in Germany’s Neander Valley in 1856
Used fire and tools
High pitched and nasal voices
Genetic dead end
Homo sapiens
Discovered in France in 1868
Lived between 35,000 and 10,000 years ago
Slightly larger brains
Far more advanced: they made cloth, spoke and sang, made jewelry, painted in caves, and came up with a calendar
Probably some interbreeding, but not much

7. Is this art?
Click on the red dot to read a National Geographic article