I've read a few place that the population of Neanderthals peaked around 10,000 and the lack of genetic diversity was what contributed to their downfall and repl

I've read a few place that the population of Neanderthals peaked around 10,000 and the lack of genetic diversity was what contributed to their downfall and replacement by Homo Sapiens. However, I found this interesting article that tries to rationalize the sheer volume of bones and tools from Neanderthals against their seemingly negligible populations. The scientist believes populations peaked at over 100,000 across Europe. Amazing what genetic analysis can attempt to prove nowadays. https://www.quantamagazine.org/genetics-spills-secrets-from-neanderthals-lost-history-20170918/ https://www.quantamagazine.org/genetics-spills-secrets-from-...