Researchers Find Caves That Show Humans To Have Been Dwelling In Them 176,500 Years Ago

[Crazy Eddie]

Explaining something as relevant as the beginnings of humanity should never be short and concise.

It should also never be that WRONG.

Sojourner's answer is as much of a reply as your ramblings actually merit in this case.

 

[Crazy Eddie]

I believe that the Neanderthals were as intelligent as their modern companions. They just died out and were beaten to the punch by modern humans. Imagine had they survived.

I understand the consensus is supposed to be that the theory has been debunked, but I still believe that the dwindling populations of neanderthals probably interbred with more modern hominids and were eventually subsumed into the human gene pool. They certainly would have been out-competed for all other resources, but if they were as intelligent as we think they were, throwing themselves on the mercy of a stronger and better adapted neighbor would be a worthy survival strategy.

 

[.:: TSN ::.]

That's nice to know. Since we are entering our genetic age I wonder if one day we could reactivate those genes.

I assume that those genes are just as active as any other genes. It is believed that for example blond or red hair and smoking addiction came from Neanderthals. If you mean "cloning" a full Neanderthal. I doubt that that would ever be possible.

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

I assume that those genes are just as active as any other genes. It is believed that for example blond or red hair and smoking addiction came from Neanderthals. If you mean "cloning" a full Neanderthal. I doubt that that would ever be possible.

Kind of yeah that was what I was thinking. Doing a Jurassic Park like thing with fossils