That wax figure of Neanderthal looks rather pensive. Seems like from what I learned the Neanderthals were more pack-like and didn’t spend much time in dead philosophical thought. They didn’t even care for their dead from what I remember.
Not true. Neanterthals buried their dead. They also cared for their sick and injured.
That was Heidelberg man ~ Neanderthal buried or otherwise disposed of the dead.
On the contrary ... I remember reading something about findings indicating that Neandertals had elaborate burial procedures that indicated reverence.
And they always depict them as dark of hair and eyes. If they were living in cold overcast climates, I think they'd have had blue eyes, white skin, and whitish yellow hair. Most of the hairiest guys I know are blonds -- thick whitish-blond hair on their arms, you can practically braid it! God knows you can probably braid the eyebrows of some, literally. But because it's white and turns kind of whitish gold in the sun, it doesn't look like that neandertal.