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title: Neanderthal Man
author: Tim Evanson
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5957/neanderthal-man/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Neanderthal Man
_Authored by Tim Evanson_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5957.jpg)
## Image Caption
Reconstruction of the head of a [Neanderthal](https://www.worldhistory.org/Neanderthal/) male who lived around 70,000 years ago, found in Shanidar Cave in present-day Iraq. It is on display in the Hall of Human Origins in the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Evanson, T. (2016, October 20). Neanderthal Man. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Evanson, Tim. "Neanderthal Man." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 20, 2016. .
### MLA
Evanson, Tim. "Neanderthal Man." *World History Encyclopedia*, 20 Oct 2016, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/23165290@N00/7283199754/) by **Tim Evanson**. Submitted by [Emma Groeneveld](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/emmagroeneveld1/ "User Page: Emma Groeneveld"), published on 20 October 2016. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.