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Neanderthal man

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A.resembled modern man
B.often had a somewhat larger brain than modern man
C.was culturally more advanced than modern man
D.had a much smaller brain than that of modern man

Solution

Sol.(b) [Key Concept: Neanderthal Man — Larger Brain Size] Neanderthal man (Homo neanderthalensis) often had a somewhat larger brain than modern man — their cranial capacity was approximately 1300-1600 cc, which is equal to or slightly larger than the average modern human brain (~1450 cc). They lived 1,00,000-40,000 years ago and were culturally less advanced than Cro-Magnon man.

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