Neanderthal Still Posing Questions 150 Years After Discovery
In 1856, two workers found 16 bones in a limestone quarry in the Neander Valley, east of Düsseldorf. It was thought the bones belonged to a cave bear, but they were subsequently found to be the remains of early man.
When that historic discovery was made in 1856, three years before Charles Darwin published his theory of evolution; it began a debate about the origins of mankind, which still continues today.
Dr. Jason Lisle | 6/1/2005
