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<blockquote data-quote="Wik" data-source="post: 5174877" data-attributes="member: 40177"><p>Ah, this. This has long been accepted as fact among a pretty large group of anthropologists. I know when I was an anth major, I firmly believed in it - the only other possibility being that Neanderthals were killed out by our ancestors.</p><p></p><p>A really good piece of evidence, beyond this DNA thing, would be the skulls. If you compare a neanderthal skull (which, by the way, has a larger brain case than our own - Neanderthals had larger brains!) to a modern Homo Sapiens, there is very little to set them apart beyond a "brow ridge" and a bun at the base of the skull.</p><p></p><p>IN fact, if you compare a modern homo sapiens skull to an early homo sapiens skull, there is more of a difference between the two than there is between sapiens and neanderthalensis! </p><p></p><p>(Some anthropologists suggest naming Neanderthals Homo Sapiens Neanderthalensis, making our species Homo Sapiens Sapiens). </p><p></p><p>Finally, a fun little piece of anatomy. Neanderthals have something at the base of their skull, where the neck meets the skull - it's a small bony protrustion. Archaic homo sapiens skulls that have been found completely lack this protrustion. However, a fairly large minority of modern homo sapiens DO have this bun - further "proof" towards this theory.</p><p></p><p>Seriously, check it out. Feel the base of your skull, and see if there's a bony protuberance - a small "nub" or "bump". I know I have one, and many people of northern european origin do as well - which makes sense, since there was a huge concentration of Neanderthals in that portion of the world</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wik, post: 5174877, member: 40177"] Ah, this. This has long been accepted as fact among a pretty large group of anthropologists. I know when I was an anth major, I firmly believed in it - the only other possibility being that Neanderthals were killed out by our ancestors. A really good piece of evidence, beyond this DNA thing, would be the skulls. If you compare a neanderthal skull (which, by the way, has a larger brain case than our own - Neanderthals had larger brains!) to a modern Homo Sapiens, there is very little to set them apart beyond a "brow ridge" and a bun at the base of the skull. IN fact, if you compare a modern homo sapiens skull to an early homo sapiens skull, there is more of a difference between the two than there is between sapiens and neanderthalensis! (Some anthropologists suggest naming Neanderthals Homo Sapiens Neanderthalensis, making our species Homo Sapiens Sapiens). Finally, a fun little piece of anatomy. Neanderthals have something at the base of their skull, where the neck meets the skull - it's a small bony protrustion. Archaic homo sapiens skulls that have been found completely lack this protrustion. However, a fairly large minority of modern homo sapiens DO have this bun - further "proof" towards this theory. Seriously, check it out. Feel the base of your skull, and see if there's a bony protuberance - a small "nub" or "bump". I know I have one, and many people of northern european origin do as well - which makes sense, since there was a huge concentration of Neanderthals in that portion of the world [/QUOTE]
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