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[KarlInOhio]

"Modern humans were obsessed with this. They were spending a lot of time and energy on how they looked. They cared more about how they looked and were more style conscious."

We're decended from Stone Age metrosexuals? Nooooooooo!

[cll]

"I'll have the roast duck with the mango salsa".

That's proof enough for me.

[Blue State Insurgent]

Neaderthal brains were larger then ours by 100 cc's.

[redheadtoo]

I thought that Neanderthals died off because violent homo sapiens killed them all off.

[george76]

 

Big chill killed off the Neanderthals

 

 

 

[CougarGA7]

But at least they were snappy dressers.

[VRWCmember]

We've known for some time that neanderthals were more intelligent and more refined than the average democrat.

[Firefigher NC]

http://www.funnyclipcentral.com/content/geicocaveman3.php

[E-Mat]

I can't wait to see the reality show of this.

So if they were just as smart but uglier, how do we know they weren't just clans of genetically deformed and ostracized Homo sapiens, now eliminated from our gene pool?

[staytrue]

This meant that if an area became hunted out or a more powerful rival took over, the Neanderthals had no-one to turn to while the modern humans did.

I think more likely is that if some neanderthal invented something cool like a crossbow, the technology would not spread. Wheras with humans, if one person knew, they soon would all know.

Further, most invention are the result of previous inventions. If you don't talk to each other, technology slows to a standstill.

[OB1kNOb]

"Not COOL, man. NOT cool!" (LOL)

[Continental Soldier]

Interesting item. No matter what the reason(s) for Neanderthal's extinction, it may be noteworthy to add that they were around longer than we have been around to date. :)

[davisfh]

"Neanderthals Were Not Stupid, Just A Bit Anti-Social"

I don't want to oversimplify this, but I'm pretty much convinced that this whole problem of Neanderthal extinction was caused by out of control body odor. After all, who in their right mind would sleep with a Neanderthal who smelled like a goat and had "livestock?"

[FreedomFarmer]

Maybe they died out because Neanderthals didn't like spam.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Blam.

The Neandertal Enigma
by James Shreeve

Frayer'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]

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[Neanderthal]

"The Neanderthals tended to be anti-social . . . "

If you don't like it you can all go f*** yourselves.

[Wiseghy]

Seems like genetic mixing might also play a role. Human gatherings would have allowed for a broader selection of mates, some years before the internet. ;->

[fanfan]

Put you and a Neanderthal in the woods and the latter would probably survive a lot longer.

That is true.

[The Duke]

"Neanderthals were not stupid, just a bit anti-social..."

"Hey ... I RESEMBLE that remark!!!"