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Re:Modern human incursion into Neanderthal territories 54k y... by arbitrage on Thursday February 10, 2022 @04:16PM (#30292695)
Neanderthals were better able to cope in colder climates than modern humans. The climate may just have pushed the immigration of them many several thousand years back.
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Re:Modern human incursion into Neanderthal territories 54k y... by samplatt on Thursday February 10, 2022 @10:47PM (#30296670)
From the comments above, I thought it was the other way around? More energy efficient metabolism resulting in greater range of biomes to permanently settle?
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