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Anthropology

PoindexterOglethorpe

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1. Which brings us to the true mystery.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Tue Oct 31, 2023, 08:25 PM

Oct 2023

Why did they die out? Why are we homo sapiens the only surviving hominid?

Over the years I've read various books about Neanderthals, and of course our understanding of them constantly changes. I have no hypothesis to offer as to why they died out and we survived, other than to notice that's what happened.

Actually, I'm willing to propose that for whatever reasons, there were far fewer of them than of us, and so we more or less overwhelmed them. I am one who has a measurable amount of Neanderthal DNA, which I happen to think is pretty cool.

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Sneak Peek Into Neanderthal Cooking Habits Reveals They Were Just As Intelligent As Homo Sapiens [View all] Judi Lynn Oct 2023 OP

Which brings us to the true mystery. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2023 #1

I'm inclined to agree. But then I wonder why wnylib Nov 2023 #2