Excavation in the Gruta de Oliveira.Credit: João Zilhão
Excavation in the Gruta de Oliveira.Credit: João Zilhão
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I suspect they were smarter. And certainly tougher.
They were not, however, great at having babies.
They continuously elected ‘Rats to run their cities?
“Despite the excavations, the archaeologists were not able to determine how the Neanderthals started a fire...”
Rae Dawn Chong showed them how.
I told you not to let your kids marry those homos. Now we are going to go extinct.
Homo Erectus was more intelligent than most the people I talk to daily...
.....Neanderthals were as intelligent as Homo sapiens.....
Yes! And they are among our ancestors!
Svante Pääbo is the one who first showed that, and he received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2022.
Neanderthals may have been as intelligent as Homo sapiens, but they were far away from developing the technology and science that enabled Svante Pääbo. But so were Paleolithic-era Homo sapiens!
Great article.
My wife calls me a Neanderthal all the time.
Honey...! Come see this.
5.56mm
“Despite the excavations, the archaeologists were not able to determine how the Neanderthals started a fire...”
There are 54 ancient volcanoes in Spain...
They didnt even check for lava residue ?
morons...
My cat is smarter tnan these guys.
Neanderthals made tools, musical instruments and cosmetics. They buried their dead and had control of fire.
They were human.
I like the theory that Neanderthals were wiped out by global warming, and chronic sinusitis. One leading to another.
Though there are only a handful of surviving Neanderthal skulls, some have a bony protuberance in their sinuses. A seeming adaptation for extremely cold weather, it would slow down and moisturize air inhaled through the nose, a big plus when it is cold and dry out.
But when it warms up and there is higher humidity, it is a recipe for debilitating, chronic sinusitis. Even today, those cursed with a chronic sinus infection feel exhausted and weak even after a few months.
They are humans.
“Neanderthals were humans like us, but they were a distinct species called Homo neanderthalensis.”
At this site, you can find out from the Smithsonian what is accepted in most science of human idneification:
https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils/species
And this doesn’t break down the sub-species in the species like homo erectus sapien and homo erectus paranthropus.
Makes you wonder just how big the grant was to do this study.
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There’s two questions that needs to be asked: 1) Did Neanderthals have any vegetarians and 2) Were they smarter than Biden and Fetterman? 🤓
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No matter what the scientists say, if Homo Sapiens and Neanderthal could inbreed and produce offspring that could reproduce them selves then they are actually the same species.
If they were different species and inbreed then the offspring would be sterile.
Much like the mule, the offspring of a donkey and a mare is sterile.
Next time someone calls you a Neanderthal....
