The First Neanderthal Findings Were Thought to Be

question 27

Multiple Choice

The first Neanderthal findings were thought to be

• A) diseased modern humans.
• B) an extinct prehuman animal.
• C) an undiscovered living race of people.
• D) evidence of H. erectus in Europe.

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