[Brass Lamp]

You've just highlighted the problem with all psuedo-intellectual Nominalism (but I repeat myself). By definition, Neanderthals could not have NOT been in Northern Europe, ‘cause, ya’know, that's where the Neander Valley is found.

[Verginius Rufus]

The Neander Valley seems to be north of 51 degrees North latitude (further north than Calgary). That seems to me to be Northern Europe. But I'm not a philosopher so you lost me talking about nominalism.

To be sure, Europe wasn't called that when the Neanderthals were alive.