Why do they always make Neanderthals ugly? Just artistic license?
Only ugly to you. Gork thinks they look great!
“Why do they always make Neanderthals ugly?”
Because they are different than us. And two things happen at that point, 1 - they create an appearance for people to mock, and 2 - people used their projection to insult people so they will be above them ion any way they can ponder. They aren’t around any more, so they are a tool. People are cruel. And in this case, stupid.
The Neanderthals built tools for protection like spears and used fire. And they didn’t have directions that could be accomplished by three year olds.
rwood
They weren’t necessarily so ugly.
https://www.dundee.ac.uk/news/2018/neanderthal-brought-back-to-life-with-help-from-dundee-expert.php
And most humans alive today carry a few percent of Neanderthal DNA in their genomes!
Forensic modeling of intact skulls. Data suggests that on certain portions of the skull, skin and muscle layers are so thick. They use those datapoint son the skull and then layer a skin over it. You’re left with a fair approximation of what the person looked like in real life.
It’s been depicted on “Bones” and other shows (Dramatic / Documentary) many times.
They're also fairly old-looking.
Be out in the sun and weather all your life, you and I would look similar.
Their make up kits sucked