Neanderthals by Isla Jokipii https://padlet.com/isla_jokipii/d5xcr16jbtt3 Isla Jokipii & Siiri Linna en-us 2018-08-16 07:38:13 UTC 2026-02-26 19:12:10 UTC hello@padlet.com What are the theories about them? isla_jokipii https://padlet.com/isla_jokipii/d5xcr16jbtt3/wish/273435832 -They share ancestors with homo sapiens 
-They lived in Eurasia
-They died out 30 000-42 000 years ago
-At the same time they were going extinct the Campi Flegrei volcano erupted --> caused more deaths amongst them(toptenz.com)
- neanderthals liked music and communicated through it
-they could control fire, and use stones as harvesting tools
-neanderthals knew about the medical values of some plants and they could identify poisonous plants. (genographic.nationalgeographic.com)]]> 2018-08-16 08:56:43 UTC https://padlet.com/isla_jokipii/d5xcr16jbtt3/wish/273435832 What are they supposed to be like? isla_jokipii https://padlet.com/isla_jokipii/d5xcr16jbtt3/wish/273436225 -Neanderthals were excellent hunters
-Looked after each other, especially elderly and sick (mnn.com)
-average height was between 150-175 cm
-average weight was between 64-82kg
Features:
-large nose
-quite short
-muscular bodies
-large front teeth
-high eyebrow bridge
-loud and high-pitched voice (nhm.ac.uk)

]]> 2018-08-16 09:00:22 UTC https://padlet.com/isla_jokipii/d5xcr16jbtt3/wish/273436225 Is there any evidence of them? isla_jokipii https://padlet.com/isla_jokipii/d5xcr16jbtt3/wish/273436917 -Bones and other remains have found from Eurasia
-graves
-Cave art has been identified
-Scientists have figured out a way to use DNA for identifying their features such as:
                             - physiology
                             -appearence
                              -speech
                              -population
(humanorigins.si.edu)]]> 2018-08-16 09:06:38 UTC https://padlet.com/isla_jokipii/d5xcr16jbtt3/wish/273436917 How reliable is the evidence isla_jokipii https://padlet.com/isla_jokipii/d5xcr16jbtt3/wish/274012905 Bones and DNA are material proof that there has been some kind of life before our generation. These can not be easily made up and the proof has been reported from multiple different sources.
Modern scientists are able to find out when the Neanderthals have lived due to cave paintings and other remains. ]]> 2018-08-20 10:43:17 UTC https://padlet.com/isla_jokipii/d5xcr16jbtt3/wish/274012905 isla_jokipii https://padlet.com/isla_jokipii/d5xcr16jbtt3/wish/274014986 2018-08-20 11:00:15 UTC https://padlet.com/isla_jokipii/d5xcr16jbtt3/wish/274014986 isla_jokipii https://padlet.com/isla_jokipii/d5xcr16jbtt3/wish/274015283 2018-08-20 11:02:31 UTC https://padlet.com/isla_jokipii/d5xcr16jbtt3/wish/274015283 isla_jokipii https://padlet.com/isla_jokipii/d5xcr16jbtt3/wish/274015430 2018-08-20 11:03:42 UTC https://padlet.com/isla_jokipii/d5xcr16jbtt3/wish/274015430 isla_jokipii https://padlet.com/isla_jokipii/d5xcr16jbtt3/wish/274015970 2018-08-20 11:07:37 UTC https://padlet.com/isla_jokipii/d5xcr16jbtt3/wish/274015970