Kissing Cousins

This article is about Neanderthals and their history, the editor gives reasonable detais of where they originated from and where they eventually died out. Also something which interested me was their features and how much they differed from us. From their bones we know that Neanderthals were bigger and stronger than us “anatomically modern humans,” and they had larger skulls that boasted prominent eyebrow ridges. I find it strange that people believe, that if a species has evolved from another one, the older species has to have died out. What if this was'nt exactly true and imagine how cool it would be if all the past types of human, were still around today, all the different art, culture and languages that would exist. Although they would be some complications it would still be interesting. Many speculate on the demise of neanderthals som claiming that they did indeed interbreed (vigorously and frequently) and the original "pure" species simply faded away, drowned in the modern European genetic pool. Maybe originating red-headed Celts, Skandies and stocky Basques. Hopefully advanced genetic tools plus lucky fossil findings someday will bring more solid conclusions about this.