Study shows competition, not climate change, led to Neanderthal extinction
Monday, December 29, 2008 - 10:56
in Paleontology & Archaeology
In a recently conducted study, a multidisciplinary French-American research team with expertise in archaeology, past climates, and ecology reported that Neanderthal extinction was principally a result of competition with Cro-Magnon populations, rather than the consequences of climate change.