>They were different, so we killed them. I don't know why they are extinct, but your theory could just as well be reversed. Neanderthals were much stronger th

>They were different, so we killed them. I don't know why they are extinct, but your theory could just as well be reversed. Neanderthals were much stronger than us with a more robust body that can withstand hits that would be deadly to us. In addition they had weapons and probably lived in organised societies. They were definitely a potential threat to humans. Who's to say that they didn't rape, kill or eat humans and we just defended ourselves? Maybe the DNA found is humans is the result of women who were raped and managed to escape before they were eaten? I agree that humans are good at organizing for war, but it may have been a case of them vs us. I don't really see the Neanderthals as necessarily worse than humans, but I also don't see any reason why they should be more "noble" peace loving creatures who just stood by when humans decided to wipe them out. For all we know humans and Neanderthals lived next to each other with all the potential conflict and alliances that we find in human societies. We should be careful about applying our modern perspective to ancient history.