Question

Remains of Neanderthal man were found in Neander valley of
A) Germany
B) France
C) England
D) Egypt

Answer 1

A neanderthal human being; a member of the race Homo sapiens neanderthalensis; as, neanderthals were shorter than modern humans. The Neandertal is a small valley of the river Düssel of North Rhine-Westphalia.

Complete answer:

1. Neanderthals are an extinct species of humans who lived in the geographical region of Eurasia until about 40,000 years ago. The Neanderthals possibly went extinct due to competition with or extermination by immigrating European early modern humans or due to great climatic change, disease, or a combination of these factors.
2. It was the partial skeleton of a male Neanderthal unearthed during quarrying operations in the Neander Valley of the river Düssel of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany in 1856 that was first recognised as a distinct form of human. It was named as a new human species, Homo neanderthalensis, eight years later in 1864.

Additional information: Current evidence from both fossils and DNA suggests that Neanderthal and modern human lineages separated at least 500,000 years ago. Some genetic calibrations place their divergence at about 650,000 years ago.
Both dating issues and fossil anatomy mean that scientists are currently uncertain whether the last common ancestor of Neanderthals and modern humans was Homo heidelbergensis, Homo antecessor or another species.
Neanderthals had a long, low skull (compared to the more globular skull of modern humans) with a characteristic prominent brow ridge above their eyes.Their face was also distinctive. The central part of the face protruded forward and was dominated by a very big, wide nose.

Thus, the correct answer is option A (Germany).

Note: Although the remains were found in Germany,the species ranged widely in Eurasia, from Portugal and Wales in the west across to the Altai Mountains of Siberia in the east.