[ganeemead]

There is no such thing as a human ancestor, somrhing either is human or it isn't.

Neanderthal DNA is roughly halfway between ours and that of a chimpanzee. The Neanderthal was a very advanced bipedal ape with huge dark-world eyes and a thick fur coat.

The images in the article you cite here are not even close to what a Neanderthal looked like.

This is what Neanderthals looked like

There are two pieces of good news wrt Neanderthals: they are extinct, and we are not related to them, other than by similar design. We are not hominids, we are not descended from hominids, and we have never interbred with hominids. All such claims are total BS.

[KamperKen]

The African Genesis theory was a big thing starting in the 1960s. It seems that has fallen apart as well.

[Blennos]

Fascinating video. I learned a lot from it. Thanks for posting it.

[PIF]

we are not related to them, other than by similar design

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Other than the Neanderthal DNA found in Homo sapiens sapiens DNA

[fr_freak]

Here's a link for a less scientific but interesting presentation on neanderthals:
The Why Files: humans vs superhumans

[null and void]

We agree on eye size, but not much else.