Also original Neanderthal depictions tended to emphasize the “otherness” of them. In realty you could dress the up and take them out to dinner. It would look like you had some short “tough guy” friends. They would have dominated collegiate wrestling!
“They would have dominated collegiate wrestling!”
That and I would have hated to have faced them one on one when a running back like that came at me. If they could chase down small animals to eat, I can imagine how much speed they may have had in that compact size. Would have been like trying to tackle an artillery shell.
rwood