Krapina man

noun

Kra·​pi·​na man

ˈkräpənə-

: an early broad-headed Neanderthal man known from several fragmentary skeletons found associated with Mousterian artifacts in a rock shelter in northern Croatia

Word History

Etymology

Krapina, locality in northern Croatia, Yugoslavia

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