But regardless of how people wrote it, thal/tal in German was always pronounced as English speakers would say “tall.” And regardless of how Germans spell the word valley, the species name remains as King established it: Homo neanderthalensis. The colloquial spelling—Neanderthal or Neandertal—is up to you.

a warm welcome, hearty welcome. hartelijk dank. thank you.

The consonants s, f, h, b, d, z, l, m, n, and ng are pronounced the same way in Dutch as in English. P, t, and k are pronounced without the puff of air (called aspiration.) Sometimes the g is pronounced like zh in words borrowed from French….Dutch Pronunciation.

In the early 20th century, there was a German spelling reform which changed this, among other things. Since Neanderthals were discovered before this time, their scientific name, homo neanderthalensis, includes the h despite the fact, and so does the common name. People misinterpreted that for an English ‘th’ sound.

Unlike Neanderthals, Cro-Magnons are not a separate species from Homo sapiens. Cro-Magnon man used tools, spoke and probably sang, made weapons, lived in huts, wove cloth, wore skins, made jewelry, used burial rituals, made cave paintings, and even came up with a calendar.

In popular idiom, people sometimes use the word “Neanderthal” as an insult – to suggest that a person so designated combines a deficiency in intelligence and a tendency to use brute force.

English Language Learners Definition of Neanderthal : a type of early human being that existed very long ago in Europe. : a man who is stupid and rude. : a person who has very old-fashioned ideas and who does not like change.

Neanderthals (/niˈændərˌtɑːl, neɪ-, -ˌθɑːl/, also Neandertals, Homo neanderthalensis or Homo sapiens neanderthalensis) are an extinct species or subspecies of archaic humans who lived in Eurasia until about 40,000 years ago.

Gibraltar’s Neanderthals may have been the last members of their species. They are thought to have died out around 42,000 years ago, at least 2,000 years after the extinction of the last Neanderthal populations elsewhere in Europe.

around 40,000 years ago

But while their species is said to be extinct, they are not entirely gone. Large parts of their genome still lives on in us today. The last Neanderthals may have died – but their stamp on humanity will be ensured for thousands of years to come.

After the superarchaic humans came the archaic ones: Neanderthals, Denisovans and other human groups that no longer exist. Archaeologists have known about Neanderthals, or Homo neanderthalensis, since the 19th century, but only discovered Denisovans in 2008 (the group is so new it doesn’t have a scientific name yet).

Genetic analysis has revealed that 70% of modern East Asians inherited Neanderthal mutations in genes involved in the production of keratin filaments, which may be responsible for straightening and thickening hair. There is a lot of variation in the shape and texture of modern human hair.

Empirical evidence shows Cavemen most likely kept nails unintentionally trimmed through natural shredding by using them as tools, rubbing against stones/rough surfaces, or the easiest route, by biting. Similar to the method of modern man when they don’t get in for a professional grooming.