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The Sunday Read: ‘Neanderthals Were People, Too’

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1:07:22 | May 23rd, 2021

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In the summer of 1856, workers quarrying limestone in a valley outside Düsseldorf, Germany, found an odd looking skull. It was elongated and almost chinless. William King, a British geologist, suspec...Show More



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mm recommended:May 31st, 2021

Fantastic essay re-looking at who Neanderthals (pronounced 'nee-an-der-TALS') were and homo sapiens' (aka us) need for supremacy. I love the thought experiments of "what if" we lived in a world with many species of humans?

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💬 A great conversation
💡 Educational
🤔 Thought-provoking
📝 Well-written
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mmJun 3rd, 2021

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