In the early 20th century, Marcellin Boule's reconstruction of the La Chapelle-aux-Saints Neandertal skeleton led many scientists to believe that these hominins were almost indistinguishable from modern humans.

A) True

B) False

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Lane Fletcher

9 October, 14:14

In the early 20th century, Marcellin Boule's reconstruction of the La Chapelle-aux-Saints Neandertal skeleton led many scientists to believe that these hominins were almost indistinguishable from modern humans.

A) True

B) False

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Ingrid Oneal · Answer 1

B) False

Explanation:

He studied and publish an analysis about the Neanderthal specimen. In his study, he characterized the Neanderthals as hairy gorilla-like figures with opposable toes, according to a skeleton which was already distorted with arthritis, with no relation with modern humans.

So this affirmation is False.

In the early 20th century, Marcellin Boule's reconstruction of the La Chapelle-aux-Saints Neandertal skeleton led many scientists to believe that these hominins were almost indistinguishable from modern humans.A) TrueB) False

In the early 20th century, Marcellin Boule's reconstruction of the La Chapelle-aux-Saints Neandertal skeleton led many scientists to believe that these hominins were almost indistinguishable from modern humans.

A) True

B) False