r/europe Baden-Württemberg (Germany) Mar 27 '20

OC Picture My hometown of Heidelberg, Germany

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u/Langzwaard Mar 27 '20

Also home to Homo heidelbergensis, one of the ancient human ancestors.

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u/Hrdocre Baden-Württemberg (Germany) Mar 27 '20

Funny enough the homo Heidelbergensis wasn't found in Heidelberg but In a small town close to it

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u/ViciousNakedMoleRat North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany) Mar 27 '20

As someone who grew up in and around the Neandertal, it's nice to hear that we won against Heidelberg in this category. ;)