this is actually an active argument for the reclassification of neanderthals either directly within homo sapiens, or for a new grouping to created to cover all

this is actually an active argument for the reclassification of neanderthals either directly within homo sapiens, or for a new grouping to created to cover all of these hominids. We have to remember that all taxonomies are flawed, useful simplifications layered onto top of a much more complext biological continuum.