[rmlew]

One can explain the separate adn competing hominid species of H. Sapien Neanderthalis and H. Sapien Sapien(Cro-Magnon/Modern Humans) quite easily. They each spereately evolved from H. Erectus. Neanderthals left Africa first, Cro-Magnon came 80,000 years later. Cro-Magnon were smarter and more adaptable. Thus they out competed and/or killed off the Neanderthals.

This is hardly unique. Bonbos and Chimpanzees are the closest living relatives to humans. These great apes are virtually identical. However, Chimps are more competitive and will hunt for food. The Bonobos preffer a pure cegitarian diet and have a society built of sexual relations. Bonobos are dying out. Chimps survive.

[FITZ]

Bonobos are dying out.

They also sound a lot like the French!

[COBOL2Java]

In my undergraduate years, I decided to take Geology, Anthropology and Archeology for my Science requirements. I enjoyed them very much; did a paper on dendrochronology which I thought was very interesting (evidently my professor agreed, he gave me an A).

One lecture I remember was about Neanderthal Man. The witticism tossed out by the lecturer stays with me today: "If a Neanderthal man were with us today, I suppose he would look just like Fred Flintstone."

[martianagent]

One can explain the separate adn competing hominid species of H. Sapien Neanderthalis and H. Sapien Sapien(Cro-Magnon/Modern Humans) quite easily. They each spereately evolved from H. Erectus.

Really? On a scale of one to ten with an ape being one and a human ten, the neanderthal would be about a nine, while home erectus would be about a six or a seven. If we can't be descended from neanderthals because they're too apelike, how are we descended from homo erectus which is even more apelike? Or did you think home erectus was just some gay guy with a hard on???