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Anthropology

wnylib

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4. I'm inclined to agree with you and also

Reply to Random Boomer (Reply #3)

Mon Nov 21, 2022, 08:43 PM

Nov 2022

to disagree with some assumptions made about Neandethal behavior and numbers. They were so closely related to Denisovans that they are almost the same subspecies, and both of them interbred, along with interbreeding with early sapiens. That does not sound like they were unfriendly and lived in self-imposed isolation.

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8 billion people: how different the world would look if Neanderthals had prevailed [View all] Judi Lynn Nov 2022 OP

Um, True Dough Nov 2022 #1

They would have been Nazis. bluedigger Nov 2022 #2

So, the world would be different if... Random Boomer Nov 2022 #3

I'm inclined to agree with you and also wnylib Nov 2022 #4

Unfriendly is such a vague term Random Boomer Nov 2022 #5

I used the word "friendly" because the article used it. wnylib Nov 2022 #6

You're conflating two different kinds of aggression Random Boomer Nov 2022 #7

So then our Neanderthal genes are a consequence of aggression wnylib Nov 2022 #8

Love the discussion, but not sure I have time to address all your points! Random Boomer Nov 2022 #9