Posted on 07/28/2011 2:57:29 PM PDT by decimon
A swell of modern humans outnumbered Neanderthals in Europe by nearly 10 to one, forcing their extinction 40,000 years ago, suggested a study of French archaeology sites on Thursday.
Scientists have long debated what caused the Neanderthals to die off rather suddenly, making way for the thriving population of more advanced Homo sapiens who likely moved in from Africa.
The latest theory, published in the journal Science, is based on a statistical analysis of artifacts and evidence from the Perigord region of southern France, where lies the largest concentration of Neanderthal and early modern human sites in Europe.
Researchers at the University of Cambridge found more sites where modern humans settled, larger settlement areas, greater densities of tools and bigger amounts of animal and food remains, suggesting Neanderthals were crowded out.
Homo sapiens also likely had more elaborate social networks and possibly sharper brains, as evidenced by the stone tools, jewelry and artwork they left behind which was much more advanced than Neanderthal creations.
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Swell folk ping.
There was a thread a week or so ago that claimed we all have some neanderthal genes.
We/They didn’t so much push them/us out as intermarried with them over time to the point where Neanderthals were no longer a distinctive type of human.
Only us white folk....
See what happens when you don’t control your borders?
At least I have an excuse now... :)
And now Islamic Neanderthals are crowding our European humans.
‘splains my liking to eat with my fingers...
Near as I can tell, Neanderthals died out because they were too ugly to f##k, and beer hadn’t been invented.
I’m still working on that. It seems better than sticking my head in the plate...
Perfect.
The so-called experts don’t even agree on the extent to which Anglo-Saxons displaced or “ethically cleansed” the indigenous population of Britain. I’ve read claims that H. sapiens sapiens interbred with H. sapiens neaderthalensis, and vice versa. We will probably never know the truth.
Trying to make a case that the current invasion of Europe is natural, that they should not fight the rapid, negative transformation and obliteration of their culture and people?
It looks like, based upon the numbers, that interbreeding wasn't all that common - and based upon genetic markers - most likely almost exclusively male Homo sapiens and female Homo neanderthal.
So “crowded out” also means, most likely, military domination and the theft of any surviving women - some of whom were ‘recruited’ into child production.
The Neanderthals are still around. Just go to any bar at closing time.
I thought the Neanderthals retreated to the remote areas, like Scotland - where they survive today.
Neanderthals where fugly, I suspect only the weakest or ugliest Homo Sapiens mated with them.
Wait, does this mean I’m entitled to reparations from the Homo Sapiens that left Africa?
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