WHO WERE THE NEANDERTHALS? DESCRIPTION

Do your research and write a descriptive essay in which you explain who exactly our Neanderthal grandfathers really were.
Extinct human species
10 Mysterious extinct human species https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwQWNpgdP6U

Warm up: Song

·         “Love Story – Neanderthal man” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGWaP7Q5vCI

Familiarize yourself with the issue:

·         “Neanderthal man”  https://prezi.com/9lgaogvwrmgc/neanderthal-man/

·         “Neanderthal man”  https://prezi.com/ajgimk-g2v63/neanderthal-man/  

Reading material to annotate:

·         “Neanderthals may have been artists too” http://www.history.com/news/neanderthals-may-have-been-artists-too

·         “What does it mean to be human? Homo Neanderthalensis” http://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils/species/homo-neanderthalensis

·         “Neanderthal man” http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/society/neanderthal-man.html

Documentaries to watch and make notes on:

·         Nova: Decoding Neanderthals https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTMEDQmfOLk

·         Neanderthal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_TVm2zKqJc