Traditions and Encounters, 4th Edition (Bentley)

Chapter 1: BEFORE HISTORY

Internet Activities: Neandertals: A Cyber Perspective

http://neandertals.org/

1
Why did the discovery of Neandertals create such a problem for anthropologists? Why does the author of this site call them "the ancestors that nobody wanted"?
2
As you read through the different sections on this site, consider the author's claims that French paleontologist Marcellin Boule's prejudices inhibited his understanding of the physical evidence he discovered. How do social prejudices affect the study of human origins? How has the modern understanding of Neandertals altered Boule's interpretations? In what way might our contemporary prejudices interfere with interpreting both existing and newly discovered findings?
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