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What is it to be biologically and psychologically a modern Homo sapiens? In your account be sure to focus in on what is unique about being an anatomically modern human as opposed to being a Neanderthal (Homo neanderthalensis). You are free to compare and contrast different scientific perspectives as long as your answer is evidence based. (2-page response)

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• It is basically the behavioral modernity that made the homo sapiens as modern.
• They have acquired behavioral and cognitive traits that have distinguished current homo sapiens from other (anatomically) modern humans.
• This modern behavior is because of thinking, planning, exploration , exploitation and other factors which has developed the brain to make the present day human.
• Some of the features shared by homo sapiens were also shared by our closest ancestor that is neanderthals or Homo neanderthalensis.
• But the difference between the two comes in anatomical features and lifestyle.
• Neanderthal are believed to hunters and gatherers whereas homo sapiens spend a settled life.
• Anatomical difference between the two species are:
• Neanderthals had receding forehead with a prominent brow ridge, and homo sapiens has a flat and near vertical forehead.
• Their brain was larger as compared to homo sapiens
• They had a short and stocky body
• And their weight (males) is around 143 lbs, average height (male) 5ft 5’’
• In the other hand homo sapiens have lighter build, brain is comaparatively smaller and their weight and height (males) is approximately 119-141 lbs and 5ft 7.5’’ respectively.
• In the other hand homo sapiens have lighter build, brain is comaparatively smaller and their weight and height (males) is approximately 119-141 lbs and 5ft 7.5’’ respectively.
• Earlier it was believed that “Neanderthals have mother of all images” that , they are brooding, stupid looking and with no personality.
• But now ongoing researches has given a total different image – that they were more like us.
• For example markings on the teeth suggest that majority of them were right handed, similar to human populations and even evidences from archeology, genetics and morphology suggest that they could speak and likely had developed language.
• Some some the evidence suggest that their legacy lives in each of us as humans interbred with Neanderthals after leaving Africa simply suggesting that their genes still exist – rare but present to some extent.
• But still there is a long list which tells how much modern human have evolved. Scientist use the term “anatomically modern homo sapiens’ while referring members of our own species.
• Here anatomically modern sense emphasize on the structure of brain – housing the brain is skull which is thought to be modern. It is thin walled high vaulted skull that encloses the brain.

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