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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 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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