"The mystery of Neanderthals' massive eyes" Topic

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Tango01	16 Aug 2015 1:12 p.m. PST
"Our extinct cousins had eyes much larger than ours. Were these giant peepers the reason for the Neanderthals' demise, or the secret of their success? We won't ever come face to face with a real-life Neanderthal. They went extinct thousands of years ago. All we can do is use their remains to reconstruct what they were like. In many ways they were a lot like us. In fact they were so similar, our species actually interbred with theirs. Nevertheless there were some differences. One stands out: they had weirdly large eyes…" Full article here link Amicalement Armand
mandt2	16 Aug 2015 7:30 p.m. PST
Interesting. But I'm not sure I buy it. There's pretty strong evidence to support the hypothesis that they did not "disappear" but that they are us. Just like with modern humans, Neanderthals enjoyed a wide range of variability, and when compared to Cro-Magnon there was a lot of overlap, and still is. But who knows. It will be interesting to see what other researchers in the field have to say about this.
Tango01	17 Aug 2015 11:17 a.m. PST
Agree. Amicalement Armand
Rubber Suit Theatre	17 Aug 2015 12:58 p.m. PST
link They were a more animated people than we are.
ochoin	18 Aug 2015 1:48 a.m. PST
Interesting but it seems to me to be highly speculative. What Hawks & Barton say towards the end of the article seems much more substantial.

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