Neanderthals
The Ancients
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Neandatols Look Different Than Other Hominins
Neandatols have an unusually balloon shaped head compared to other hominins. They don't have a chin, but they do have the same kind of bony thing that you can feel under your own mouth. Their noses are also more snouty than ours and their skull is sloping back in some ways. But i think most, most distinctive, obviously, is their faces and and their skulls. Do we have any idea why they look like that? Well, this is what's also quite interesting about how researches shift in ideas and theories and approaches overtime.
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