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Neanderthal Research Paper

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Being apart of history is the greatest feeling in the world. Knowing that our ancestors can be trace all the way back to the Neanderthals would be absolutely incredible. We’ve come along way since then when it comes to appearance, cultures, and stereotyping. In this paper I will be addressing how I feel about the possibility of having Neanderthals as a part of our ancestry. Also how I might relate the Neanderthal debate to stereotyping or racism in contemporary society.
Neanderthals from the beginning to the end/ ancestors In Europe and in parts of Southwest Asia approximately 30,000 to 125,000 years ago a group known as the Neanderthals first appeared.

Neanderthals called caveman (appears)
With their appearances almost resembling

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