My understanding was that they went extinct because they needed more calories to stay alive (due to their strength) and also they stayed together in smaller groups of ~10-20 people, compared to humans’ ~100 people groups.
When Neanderthals came into contact with humans, they were either absorbed into or outcompeted by human groups
Why they extinct?
My understanding was that they went extinct because they needed more calories to stay alive (due to their strength) and also they stayed together in smaller groups of ~10-20 people, compared to humans’ ~100 people groups.
When Neanderthals came into contact with humans, they were either absorbed into or outcompeted by human groups
It also seems they lacked the dexterity of humans. So they had to hunt with spears by stabbing at them instead of throwing them from a safer distance.
Are they extinct? Many people have a fairly significant amount of neanderthal DNA.
If they wouldn’t be extinct, we would have neanderthal DNA with a fairly significant amount of other DNA.