The oldest excavated hominid bones, Lucy, was found in Africa. The second oldest was in Lenggong, Malaysia, at the site of a large meteorite impact crater. The date of the meteorite impact coincided with the rise of a paleolithic neanderthal site in Lenggong. This story explores what could have given rise to advancements of that society.

1. A Neanderthal Photo Album
• by Khalizan Halid
• © Khalizan Halid 2023, All Rights Reserved

2. Almost 2 million years ago, there lived a
neanderthal man with a neanderthal
woman in Lenggong

3. They lived happily with creatures of the
rainforest

4. The man worked hard and hunted, and
the woman would cook for him

5. They didn’t have a lot to do so they
learned to draw on the walls of their
cave

6. And they learned to carve things

7. At night, they sat outside and watched
the stars, wondering what they were

8. One night, a very bright star dropped
from the sky

9. The next morning, there was a huge
hole with smoke coming out of it

10. After the hole had cooled down, some ape-
like creatures came out of it and became
their friends. The ape-like creatures taught
them a lot of new things like how to make
new tools and weapons

11. The ape-like creatures did not live long and
soon died. After a long time had passed, the
hole turned into a fertile valley

12. The man and the woman had many children
and they taught their children what the
ape-like creatures had taught them

13. Their children grew up and moved out. The man
and woman lived together until they grew old and
died
THE END