Neanderthal Skull Fossil Replica of La Chapelle-aux-Saints 1: 1 scale for Sale

Neanderthal Skull Fossil Replica of La Chapelle-aux-Saints 1: 1 scale For Sale

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Neanderthal Skull Fossil Replica of La Chapelle-aux-Saints 1: 1 scale :
$125.70

Skull Length:23cm/ 9 inches
Skull Width: :17cm/ 6 1/2 inches
Skull Height:13.0cm/ 5 1/4 inches
Neanderthals co-existed with modern humans for long periods of time before eventually becoming extinct about 28,000 years ago. This fossil skull replica is from an early Homo neanderthalensis similar to those found La Chapelle-aux-Saints – a 50,000-year-old skull discovered in 1908 in La Chapelle-aux-Saints, France. This male individual had lost most of his teeth and his skeleton showed evidence of major injuries and disease including a healed broken hip, and arthritis of the lower neck, back, hip and shoulders. He survived for quite some time with these complaints, which indicates that these people cared for the sick and elderly.
The first Neanderthal fossil was found in 1829, but it was not recognised as a possible human ancestor until more fossils were discovered during the second half of the 19th century. Since then, thousands of fossils representing the remains of many hundreds of Neanderthal individuals have been recovered from sites across Europe and the Middle East.