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"Malnutrition and longer life spans could cause features similar to those seen in Neanderthal skeletons." If malnutrition was a cause of features then the features would not be passed down to their offspring. Only genetic mutation would cause this, thus speciation. Please explain this stance for as of now it A. shows that neanderthal was speciated B. that the statement is incorrect about nutrition causing the features and that they were homo sapians if they had the same nutritional avaliblity as the rest of man kind.--[[User:Tims|TimS]] 11:46, 14 May 2007 (EDT)

"Malnutrition and longer life spans could cause features similar to those seen in Neanderthal skeletons." If malnutrition was a cause of features then the features would not be passed down to their offspring. Only genetic mutation would cause this, thus speciation. Please explain this stance for as of now it A. shows that neanderthal was speciated B. that the statement is incorrect about nutrition causing the features and that they were homo sapians if they had the same nutritional avaliblity as the rest of man kind.--[[User:Tims|TimS]] 11:46, 14 May 2007 (EDT)

The claims that Neanderthals could speak exactly as modern humans is still hotly debated by physical anthropologists.  Stating this as a fact is grossly misleading.  [[User:Prof0705|Prof0705]] 12:01, 14 May 2007 (EDT)

The claims that Neanderthals could speak exactly as modern humans is still hotly debated by physical anthropologists.  Stating this as a fact is grossly misleading.  In addition, many of the cranial features of neanderthals are NOT seen in modern humans.  Mainly the abscence of a chin, the extreme prognathic midface, the larger brows, and the much lower cranial vault. The occipital bones protrude alot, and sport a depression caled the suprainiac fossa for the attachment of much larger neck muscles.  There also exists a retromolar gap.  [[User:Prof0705|Prof0705]] 12:01, 14 May 2007 (EDT)

I agree.  CPWebmaster is pulling from the AIG website which has trouble finding empirical evidence for their claims on Neanderthal.  Their mtDNA claim is refuted by what I posted below.  They have not even updated to the new science evidence.--[[User:Tims|TimS]] 12:03, 14 May 2007 (EDT)

I agree.  CPWebmaster is pulling from the AIG website which has trouble finding empirical evidence for their claims on Neanderthal.  Their mtDNA claim is refuted by what I posted below.  They have not even updated to the new science evidence.--[[User:Tims|TimS]] 12:03, 14 May 2007 (EDT)