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Neanderthal man
(Encyclopedia)Neanderthal man –tôlˌ [key], a species of Homo, the genus to which contemporary humans belong, known as H. neandertalensis after Neanderthal (now Neandertal), Germany, the valley where the first s...Neanderthal
(Encyclopedia)Neanderthal, Germany: see Neandertal. ...Neandertal man
(Encyclopedia)Neandertal man: see Neanderthal man. ...Cro-Magnon man
(Encyclopedia)Cro-Magnon man krō-măgˈnən, –mănˈyən [key], an early Homo sapiens (the species to which modern humans belong) that lived about 40,000 years ago. Skeletal remains and associated artifacts of t...man, prehistoric
(Encyclopedia)man, prehistoric, or early man: see human evolution. ...medicine man
(Encyclopedia)medicine man, among Native Americans and other traditional peoples as far back as Paleolithic times, a person believed to possess supernatural healing powers. Like the shaman the medicine man was a sp...Piltdown man
(Encyclopedia)Piltdown man, name given to human remains found during excavations (1908–15) at Piltdown, Sussex, England, by Charles Dawson. The find led to much speculation and argument. Since they were found wit...prehistoric man
(Encyclopedia)prehistoric man: see human evolution. ...Java man
(Encyclopedia)Java man: see Homo erectus.early man
(Encyclopedia)early man: see human evolution.Browse by Subject
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