What would be interesting if they can determine if the father or mother was Neanderthal. A female Neanderthal woman could kick a male homo-sapiens ass. If the mother was Neanderthal it would indicate a union of choice, if the opposite it would indicate a union by force.
The similarities they noted were morphological, maybe the DNA sequencing will work out in the future.
Hey, the family story about Uncle Bob is that his parents were a true love match. So: no ugly speculations about my kin. We’ll own the cannibalism and headhunting — they were, after all, trolls — but there’s no reason to throw rape into the picture.