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[-] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 28 points 9 months ago

I thought the consensus was Neanderthals were just as intelligent as humans.

It's just humans reproduced faster. So even though Neanderthals were stronger, their population was just sustainable compared to the cancer like expansion of humans.

Reminds me of the phone cleaners from Hitchhikers Guide...

[-] Dussel@fediscience.org 12 points 9 months ago

@givesomefucks @fossilesque

True: demography seems key.

To my frustration, the media still loves to frame any new information on the Palaeolithic against the outdated frame that Neanderthals were dumb.

No matter how much you insist Neanderthals are interesting in their own right, it always ends up with a comparison to "us".

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