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When The First Neanderthals Were Discovered In The 19th Century, People Had Some Wild Ideas About What They Were

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Some thought they were bears, others thought they were diseased humans who spent their lives on horseback.

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When The First Neanderthals Were Discovered In The 19th Century, People Had Some Wild Ideas About What They Were

Some thought they were bears, others thought they were diseased humans who spent their lives on horseback.

·Sudbury, United Kingdom
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How Were Neanderthals Explained when They Were First Discovered?

When Neanderthal skeletons were first discovered in the 19th century, wild explanations were offered, ranging from cave bears to sickly Kazakhs. Read more here: How Were Neanderthals First Explained? Archeofili.

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IFLScience broke the news in Sudbury, United Kingdom on Friday, September 18, 2026.
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