Sunday, November 20, 2011

Why Did Neanderthals Extinguish even though They Lived and Bred with Modern Humans?

Modern Humans and Neanderthals were contemporaries for thousands of years, living together, breeding, sharing many of the same behaviors and genetic material.  In fact nearly all humans today (with small exceptions) have Neanderthal ancestors, genetically speaking.  The puzzle is:  why did we survive and thrive and they completely pooped out as a species?  This is great fodder for the behavioral scientists and pundits but the simple truth is, according to Experimental Philosophy Lab (EPL), Neanderthals had some very annoying behaviors and customs, and as in-laws they were the worst!
they could whistle or holler or hit the wall with a stick ...

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