But weren't Neanderthals fairly widespread, not really a colony? We have
already discussed their presence in the Middle East as well as France...
its hard to imagine the cause for the extinction. Extinction speaks to
the disappearance of a defineable population. Wouldn't more plausable
explanations like assimilation be easier to construct?
Paul
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