Heidelberg Man, the Link between Neandertals and Us?

A new fossil from Italy suggests that Heidelberg Man (Homo heidelbergensis), a hominid that lived in many areas of Africa, Asia and Europe from approximately 600,000 to 400,000 years ago, is likely the common ancestor between us (Modern Man, Homo sapiens) and Neandertal Man (Homo neanderthalensis).

The finding may shed light on what the species that gave rise to both Neanderthals and Homo sapiens looked like.

"Considering other fossils that can be lumped together with Ceprano in H. heidelbergensis, we can hypothesize that the 'Ceprano-morphotype' was tall, with a strong mandible (jaw) and small teeth," coauthor Silvana Condemi told Discovery News. ...

...Paleontologist Chris Stringer of the Natural History Museum, London, told Discovery News that he agrees with most of the new study's conclusions.

"I have long argued that Homo heidelbergensis represented our common ancestor with the Neanderthals about 400,000 years ago, and the Ceprano fossil, with its newly-determined late date, is well-situated chronologically to be part of this common ancestral group," Stringer said...

All this talk about Heidelberg Man, but what about Heidelberg Woman?  What did she look like?

Tall, check, strong jaw, check, short teeth? Maybe.  Damn, she looks tough..