Question

The cranial capacity of modern man is nearest to

• A. java man
• B. peking man
• C. neanderthal
• D. australopithecus

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

neanderthal

Answer 2

Neanderthal man is a subspecies of modern man, Homo sapiens. It is characterised by a cranial capacity (brain volume) greater than 700 $cm^3$, rising to excess of 1600 $cm^3$.