for a hundred and fifty years scientists have been puzzled by the fate of the
have been puzzled by the fate of the
have been puzzled by the fate of the Neanderthals why such as strong well
Neanderthals why such as strong well
Neanderthals why such as strong well adapt his species disappeared one of the
adapt his species disappeared one of the
adapt his species disappeared one of the world’s leading anthropologists Ian
world’s leading anthropologists Ian
world’s leading anthropologists Ian Tattersall believes we’re to blame
Tattersall believes we’re to blame
Tattersall believes we’re to blame our ancestors must force the
our ancestors must force the
our ancestors must force the Neanderthals into extinction
Homo sapiens modern humans evolved in
Homo sapiens modern humans evolved in Africa we didn’t set first on European
Africa we didn’t set first on European
Africa we didn’t set first on European soil until about 40,000 years ago
but once we did was there any matter of
but once we did was there any matter of time before we ran into the inhabitants
time before we ran into the inhabitants
time before we ran into the inhabitants of this continent the Neanderthals
of this continent the Neanderthals
of this continent the Neanderthals modern humans would clearly have seen
modern humans would clearly have seen
modern humans would clearly have seen something very similar to themselves in
something very similar to themselves in
something very similar to themselves in these creatures that they encountered in
these creatures that they encountered in
these creatures that they encountered in this new world that they were entering
well ecology but I don’t think that they
well ecology but I don’t think that they were to have identified with each other
were to have identified with each other
were to have identified with each other particularly closely and I think they
particularly closely and I think they
particularly closely and I think they would have perceived themselves as being
would have perceived themselves as being
would have perceived themselves as being in competition water
in competition water
in competition water Akagi
with modern humans simply slaughter the
with modern humans simply slaughter the Neanderthals
or was the interaction more subtle
or was the interaction more subtle instead of killing them perhaps be our
instead of killing them perhaps be our
instead of killing them perhaps be our competed tinny and attles
we may have been better at finding
we may have been better at finding different source of food
different source of food
different source of food whatever happened modern humans
whatever happened modern humans
whatever happened modern humans our ancestors one out today is obvious
our ancestors one out today is obvious
our ancestors one out today is obvious who dominates the planet Neanderthals
who dominates the planet Neanderthals
who dominates the planet Neanderthals are no more
are no more
are no more but anthropologist John Hawkes believes
but anthropologist John Hawkes believes
but anthropologist John Hawkes believes his version of the story is way too
his version of the story is way too
his version of the story is way too simple
simple
simple he thinks that modern humans were not
he thinks that modern humans were not
he thinks that modern humans were not really so different from the
really so different from the
really so different from the Neanderthals when they met our ancestors
Neanderthals when they met our ancestors
Neanderthals when they met our ancestors would have been curious not hostile
it would be insane to go out and pick a
it would be insane to go out and pick a fight you’re not a military organization
fight you’re not a military organization
fight you’re not a military organization going in you know looking to conquer
going in you know looking to conquer
going in you know looking to conquer you’re a small group yourself hey Bianca
you sort of have to you know find a way
you sort of have to you know find a way to live with the locals and as you do
to live with the locals and as you do
to live with the locals and as you do that you learn from them to some extent
that you learn from them to some extent
that you learn from them to some extent and the locals learn from you
I feel like the defense attorney for the
I feel like the defense attorney for the Neanderthals sometimes I’m trying to see
Neanderthals sometimes I’m trying to see
Neanderthals sometimes I’m trying to see the ways that they overlap with us and
the ways that they overlap with us and
the ways that they overlap with us and trying to add complexity to this story
trying to add complexity to this story
trying to add complexity to this story because any story that involves things
because any story that involves things
because any story that involves things happening over a continent over
happening over a continent over
happening over a continent over thousands of years it’s got to be
thousands of years it’s got to be
thousands of years it’s got to be complicated how far might the overlap
complicated how far might the overlap
complicated how far might the overlap have gone instead of making war perhaps
have gone instead of making war perhaps
have gone instead of making war perhaps they made love
they made love
they made love the two species exchange genes it’s an
the two species exchange genes it’s an
the two species exchange genes it’s an intriguing idea but hard to prove the
intriguing idea but hard to prove the
intriguing idea but hard to prove the fossils are inconclusive the answers by
fossils are inconclusive the answers by
fossils are inconclusive the answers by an DNA an international team of
an DNA an international team of
an DNA an international team of geneticists is trying to crack the
geneticists is trying to crack the
geneticists is trying to crack the Neanderthal code it’s a hugely ambitious
Neanderthal code it’s a hugely ambitious
Neanderthal code it’s a hugely ambitious project that could reveal who the
project that could reveal who the
project that could reveal who the Neanderthals really were and whether
Neanderthals really were and whether
Neanderthals really were and whether their genes live on inside of us
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