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Discussion in 'Environmental Discussion' started by tochatihu, Oct 22, 2015.

  1. tochatihu

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    Current understanding of (we) humans and closely related species.

    - Because readers might want to know
    - Backgrounding a new publication on Neanderthal demise

    This is an OK starting point:
    https://www.britannica.com/science/human-evolution

    While recognizing that new details (bones) will be found in future, and new interpretations may come into general acceptance.

    Homo neanderthalensis had time and space overlap with H. sapiens. The former persists to an extent in our genome because of, well, ‘interactions’. Their exit may be further explained by this new study:

    https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/04/260427050609.htm

    TL,DR: their social networks were more limited and less effective.

    So, next time readers despair over Facebook or twiX or even Priuschat (!), give this a thought.
     
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    do you think they recognized each others differences?
     
  3. tochatihu

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    If you mean sapiens and neanderthalensis, the abundance of opinion is yes.