Skhul man

noun

ˈskül-

: a strain of Palestine man showing distinct resemblances to Upper Paleolithic neanthropic man but retaining strongly developed brow ridges and associated with an early Mousterian type of culture

Word History

Etymology

Mugharet es-Skhul, cave on Mount Carmel, Israel

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