re: #96 Decatur Deb

There’s some suggestion that the “caveman” image was created because the first few Neanderthal finds were atypical individuals. There aren’t all that many, and their average brain case runs a hundred cc’s or so larger than ours. You had to be smart to prosper in a dirk-tooth rich environment.

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The Neanderthal gentleman at the museum looked Native American to me. Might just be the skin tone they chose to go with, but something about the high forehead and cheekbones had that look to me.