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It's entirely possible that they were more intelligent in some ways than contemporary Homo Sapiens. How they were overwhelmed is open to question. Perhaps just
by b800h 2y ago
It's entirely possible that they were more intelligent in some ways than contemporary Homo Sapiens. How they were overwhelmed is open to question. Perhaps just numerically - they were adapted for cold environments and may have been less fecund.
- setopt 2y agoI’ve also seen estimates that Neanderthals required 2x-5x more calories per day than us, which translates into 2x-5x less population density. That’s one way to get overwhelmed.
- thaumasiotes 2y ago> required 2x-5x more calories per day than us, which translates into 2x-5x less population density If you assume that they're equally productive, sure. Why assume that?
- b800h 2y agoI think "than us" here is quite mistaken reasoning, particularly for those of us with lots of Neanderthal DNA.
- saalweachter 2y agoAlso, "than us doing what"? Thru-hikers are often expecting to burn like 6000 calories a day. Arctic explorers burned up to something like 10,000. Would Neanderthals burn 30-50,000 calories in the same situation, or is that just "what Neanderthals did all day", as opposed to me, a guy sitting at a desk, burning 2000-2500 when I get my steps in?
- mobilejdral 2y ago3 of the 4 dna samples show signs of nonclassic CAH. This limited their reproduction abilities as 50% of babies would have CAH and die at birth until they integrated with proto-humans and had higher genetic diversity.