• JayDee@lemmy.sdf.org
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    13 hours ago

    So, how likely is it that neanderthals and humans just lived in tribes together, and neanderthals just eventually died off within human tribes?

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      56 minutes ago

      They were probably just genocided like many other minorities in history. And since Homo Sapiens succeeded, everyone promotes how superior we are.

      BTW, our genetics apparently just merged, but my theory is probably also true.

    • Buddahriffic@lemmy.world
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      12 hours ago

      I bet it at least ended that way.

      They died out during the last ice age when one of the big differences from previous ones they survived was the presence of homo sapiens.

      I’m guessing it was from a combination of lack of space, raids, and integration (willing or not).

      We (who carry it) have a small amount of Neanderthal DNA, but it’s not the same DNA for all of us, it’s pretty diverse, so cross breeding events between us weren’t limited to just a few times.