The discovery of the Neanderthal in Germany, Thomas Huxley's Evidence as to Man's Place in Nature, and Charles Darwin's The Descent of Man were all important to early paleoanthropological research.
Hal tersebut adalah penemuan manusia Neanderthal di Jerman, karya Thomas Huxley yang berjudul Evidence as to Man's Place in Nature, dan karya Charles Darwin yang berjudul The Descent of Man merupakan awal penelitian paleoantropologi yang penting.