Neanderthalskull
"la Chappelle-aux-Saints".

Life size: 230 mm from spina nasal anterior to protuberantia occipitalis exsterna .

2001

± 6 weeks

I used al the 2D and 3D information I chould find to get as close as possible to the real skull. My collection of "la Chappele" skulls consists of 4 versions made by other studio’s and workshops. One of these the basis fore this reconstruction, is a 20th generation cast of the real skull. The real skull is kept prissoner in Musee L’Homme in Paris. I hoped to be able see the real thing and compare this with the clay-model I had made. Unfortunately it seems to be impossible to get in contact with this institute as a mortal human. You can order a cast of my model, made in polyurethane resin. Prices on request.
Please contact info@manimalworks.com for orders or questions

Books:The Neandertals, by E. Trinkhous and P. Shipman,
In Search of the Neanderthals , by C. Stringer and C. Gamble,
The Shanidar Neanderthals, by E. Trinkhous
De grote encyclopedie van de mens in de oertijd, By J. Jelinek,
5 miljoen jaar menselijk avontuur, Paleis voor schone kunsten
De Neanderthaler, by Theo Holleman,
Buried alive, by Jack Cuozzo,
From Lucy to language, by D. Johanson and B. Edgar,
The last Neaderthal, by Ian Tattersal,
Extinct humans, by I. Tattersal and J. Schwartz.