There are too many people being paid for rummaging around in the past. It’s interesting, but of what use is it knowing neanderthals got ear infections. Next week we will hear their ears were big. This week their noses are huge, but the following week their noses were tiny. It must dishearten a hard working brick layer or road worker. Working hard. And reading that some nerds in white coats are pulling in big money looking at fossilized bird shit or in this case, neanderthal ears. It’s not right
Among other things of interest and possible medical utility is the fact that most with European ancestry are 1 to 4% Neanderthal. Since they were around for at least 60,000 years some periods they might have had big noses and at others especially if young, small noses. I. think my husband had more than 4%. He had a man’s size when he was 13 which created issues about expectations and maturity which had troublesome results in later years. This is just one effect that might be predictable and have social utility.