Question

The correct statement about Neanderthal man is:
(a) The first human-like hominid
(b) Started agriculture
(c) Ate meat and walked erectly
(d) Buried the dead

Answer 1

They are the extinct species of humans that were found in ancient times. They discovered several things that were quite similar to humans now like creating a tool industry, weaving blankets, able to light a fire, treat injuries, and have some religious belief.

Complete step by step answer:
- The Neanderthal man was found to be the first human- like hominid that has developed the habits that are quite common in humans now.
- Neanderthal man was said to live around 40,000 years ago in Eurasia but due to some climatic change, they were not able to survive and become extinct.

- They were having more strong and robust composure but with short limbs due to their adaptations in various climatic conditions.
- They even developed several industries like hearths, stone tools, medicines, paintings, blankets, architecture, etc. They even started to have religious beliefs and started burying their dead.

Additional information:
- The classification of the Neanderthal shows them as hominids having the genus Homo a species neanderthalensis.
- They were found to have less fertility rate and the frequency of sterility was more song them due to the absence of the Y chromosome.
- The ancestors of Neanderthals were Homo heidelbergensis and were having metabolic processes very similar to the human body.
- They have less brain capacity than humans and have lighter skin color due to the absence of sunlight in their habitat.
- They have a height rate of traumatic injury that leads to a large number of deaths and they live mostly up to the age of 40 years.
So, the correct answers are 'The first human-like hominid & Buried the dead’.

Note: The name Neanderthal was kept due to their body that was first found in the Neanderthal Valley in Germany. The word Neanderthaler in German means ‘the inhabitants of Neanderthal valley’. The Irish geologist William King first proposed the binomial name of the Neanderthal man as Homo neanderthalensis in 1863.