@ Dr. Heinz Lycklama
Neanderthal Man
nFossil fragments first found in
France – 1856
nSkull cap and some limb bones
nDiagnosed as human with deformed vertebrae
nNeanderthal Man’s Site in Krapina, 1899-1999
nAnother almost complete skeleton found in 1908
nReconstructed by Marcelle Boule to look ape-like
nBased on pre-conceived evolutionary notions
nFaulty reconstruction recognized in 1957
nNeanderthal is now known to be fully human with a bone deformity
nSchool textbooks still portray as man’s ancestor