Human and Neandertal Comparison (IMAGE)

New York University

Human and Neandertal Comparison

Caption

Lower back bones of a Neandertal (Kebara 2 specimen; left) and a post-industrial modern human (right) demonstrating differences in wedging and curvature of the lower back.

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Image courtesy of Scott Williams, NYU’s Department of Anthropology.

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