Possible Reasons why Neanderthals Became Extinct
https://www(dot)ancient(dot)eu/Paleolithic/ (Links to an external site.)
listen to or read this article--if you listen to it be sure to look at the images
Videos:
https://australian(dot)museum/learn/science/human-evolution/homo-heidelbergensis/ (Links to an external site.)
https://australian(dot)museum/learn/science/human-evolution/homo-antecessor/ (Links to an external site.)
When Hobbits Were Real Eons 10 ½ minutes
https://www(dot)youtube(dot)com/watch?v=hp123flyH8I (Links to an external site.)
https://www(dot)youtube(dot)com/watch?v=j4OlLBebWLY (Links to an external site.)
How Neanderthals Wound Up with Human Chromosomes 5.44 minutes
[These are optional but informative: https://www(dot)discovermagazine(dot)com/planet-earth/homo-heidelbergensis-the-answer-to-a-mysterious-period-in-human-history (Links to an external site.) and https://www(dot)sciencemag(dot)org/news/2020/04/mysterious-human-ancestor-finds-its-place-our-family-tree (Links to an external site.) ]
Read this book review:
https://www(dot)nytimes(dot)com/2020/11/07/books/review/kindred-neanderthals-rebecca-wragg-sykes.html?action=click&module=RelatedLinks&pgtype=Article (Links to an external site.)
Assignment: written question (and remember this will be graded and will count toward your final grade):
Based on class lectures, the readings, and the videos, what are some possible reasons why Neanderthals became extinct? Or did they? What do you think is the most likely scenario?