The Neandertal EnigmaFrayer's own reading of the record reveals a number of overlooked traits that clearly and specifically link the Neandertals to the Cro-Magnons. One such trait is the shape of the opening of the nerve canal in the lower jaw, a spot where dentists often give a pain-blocking injection. In many Neandertal, the upper portion of the opening is covered by a broad bony ridge, a curious feature also carried by a significant number of Cro-Magnons. But none of the alleged 'ancestors of us all' fossils from Africa have it, and it is extremely rare in modern people outside Europe." [pp 126-127]
by James Shreeve
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Rule of thumb for primates:
Male and female same size = monogamous
Male much larger than female = harems
Humans? Average male just a little larger than average female = mostly monogamous...
More likely, A high percentage of perinatally androgenized females would have been sterile, and with varying degrees of hermaphrodite expression in the formation of external genitalia.
I think a lot of current humans are pretty conflicted about it too.
monogamy is not a natural state for men...and some cultures worldwide....usually the less civilized don’t even make any pretense about it
however..during Pax Romana and the advance of the Church there is no doubt at least to me that at least the concept of a nuclear family with a loyal manhead is the best avenue for the advancement of any of any human group and those that don’t do this regress into serial polygamy tribalism
look around the world at cultures with parity...and just who did they learn their governance and modern behavior from?
and why?