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Anthropology

PoindexterOglethorpe

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5. Maybe we simply outbred them, even as we

Reply to if..fish..had..wings (Reply #4)

Sun Feb 13, 2022, 11:25 PM

Feb 2022

interbred. I can think of a number of reasons why we might have outlasted them, even if my reasons aren't at all the correct ones.

I have a relatively large amount of Neanderthal DNA, which I happen to think is quite cool. Apparently, Neanderthal genes are not all that useful, and seem to be diminishing rather rapidly.

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Neanderthal's Extinction May Be Caused By an Entirely Different Reason [View all] Judi Lynn Feb 2022 OP

Fascinating and illuminating. Read the intro before the article. argyl Feb 2022 #1

So glad it was worth the time. Thank you, argyl! ⭐️ Judi Lynn Feb 2022 #2

Fake news dupagelib Feb 2022 #3

Nah. Neanderthals actually had a larger brain wnylib Feb 2022 #8

Actually if..fish..had..wings Feb 2022 #4

Maybe we simply outbred them, even as we PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2022 #5

Actually if..fish..had..wings Feb 2022 #6

Perhaps. But from something I read recently, PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2022 #7

One theory that seemed plausible to me is that modern humans were better at sewing Tumbulu Feb 2022 #9