Further Sources of Information
- Why the Neanderthals Failed: Ortvale Klde, Georgia
- Sequencing of Neanderthal DNA Begins
- Neanderthal bibliography
- Neanderthals on Trial, NOVA.
- The Neanderthal, from the BBC's Channel 4 program.
- The Neanderthal Demise, Michele Miller in the Athena Review.
- Neanderthals and Modern Humans in Western Asia, this website features a lengthy discussion on the modern human/neanderthal connections.
- Neandertal DNA Sequencing, from J.Q. Jacobs
Study Questions
- What do you think would have happened to the Neanderthals if Modern humans hadn't entered the scene? What would a Neanderthal world look like?
- What would today's culture be like if the Neanderthals hadn't died out? What would it be like if there were two species of human on the world?
- If both Neanderthals and Modern humans could talk, what do you think their conversations would be about?
- What might the discovery of flower pollen in a grave suggest about the social behaviors of Neanderthals?
- What does the discovery of elderly Neanderthals who had lived beyond the age of fending for themself suggest?
Study Guide Menu
- Overview
- Important Facts
- Archaeological Sites
- Study Questions and Further Sources
- Bibliography
