balderdash
They were wiped out by Homo Sapiens and their pre-frontal cortex. Compared to Neanderthals, Homo Sapiens are sociopaths; Always scheming; always exploiting; often stabbing each other in the back when they weren’t working together for advantage.
The difference would be stark if they were alive today to demonstrate side by side, but there’s nothing to compare it too. There’s a reason why modern humans love reality shows like Survivor where scheming, backstabbing, and alliances are the hook. Neanderthals would be saying “there go those a$$****s again”
I fear you just might be right.