[SkyPilot]

The whole debate about Neanderthals is specious and changes more than bad socks.

At first, the theory was Neanderthals never existed with Homo Sapiens, they were very short, with a small brain, and a complete skeleton was never found or assembled. Anthropologists claimed to have 500 specimens of Neanderthal remains, but later admitted most of those were of children.

When they finally did assemble a skeleton using "fill in" parts, it looked nothing like their earlier theories! Neanderthal was taller than homo sapiens, and with a larger brain!

Umm...OK.

And the theory changes, and changes, and changes.

Perhaps (just perhaps) there isn't any such thing as a separate race in this category at all.

But then, a lot of people will have to admit they were flat out wrong.

I guess it is easier to just keep "updating" the theory.

[AntiGuv]

Perhaps (just perhaps) there isn't any such thing as a separate race in this category at all.

Perhaps, just perhaps, you have an explanation for why no Neanderthal mtDNA has been found in over 6000 modern European sequences or in over a dozen early European human fossils?

[Melas]

DNA evidence that they're a seperate line of hominid is pretty conclusive.

[mlc9852]

"But then, a lot of people will have to admit they were flat out wrong.
I guess it is easier to just keep "updating" the theory."

I think you are right.