Who were the Neanderthals?

[Nigel Farage Patriot Master]

We know more facts about Neanderthals than any other extinct humans. Many thousands of their artefacts and fossils have been found, including several nearly complete skeletons.
We also know about their genetic make-up, as several Neanderthal genomes have now been reconstructed from ancient DNA obtained from their fossils
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/who-were-...-31AwMN2yQ

I'm fascinated about the Neanderthals....from having 23andMe inform me I have more Neanderthal DNA 78%
of people tested.

[GrumpyOldEngineer]

I may have some Neanderthal DNA. At least, per the claims of democrats/commies, merely being a Conservative is proof of that .

My orthopedic surgeon told me that I have bones so huge that I needed to add 30 lbs to all of the height/weight/build charts out at the time. The only time that I ever had a broken bone occurred in a car wreck.

[PeteS in CA]

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I'm fascinated about the Neanderthals....from having 23andMe inform me I have more Neanderthal DNA 78%
of people tested.

Well, that explains a lot! 

More seriously, your (and billions of others') DNA proves that Neanderthals were human, i.e. inter-fertility among other ancient human people groups. The various drawings over the past century or two that give Neanderthals ape-like or "primitive" appearances are just the artists' prejudices that go beyond reconstruction from skull features (e.g. beards, bulbous noses, beetled brows).

[Nigel Farage Patriot Master]

I may have some Neanderthal DNA. At least, per the claims of democrats/commies, merely being a Conservative is proof of that .

My orthopedic surgeon told me that I have bones so huge that I needed to add 30 lbs to all of the height/weight/build charts out at the time. The only time that I ever had a broken bone occurred in a car wreck.

I’m very top heavy, my hands are huge, cold doesn’t bother me too much, I’m a pretty hardy beast.

https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2013-03-13-nea...d-movement

In this article it mentions Neanderthals had larger eye sockets, so therefore larger eyes. This could be where my higher Neanderthal DNA hits dead centre as I have eyes that do not fit my eye sockets and I suffer from Optical BVD?

[GrumpyOldEngineer]

I may have some Neanderthal DNA. At least, per the claims of democrats/commies, merely being a Conservative is proof of that .

My orthopedic surgeon told me that I have bones so huge that I needed to add 30 lbs to all of the height/weight/build charts out at the time. The only time that I ever had a broken bone occurred in a car wreck.

I’m very top heavy, my hands are huge, cold doesn’t bother me too much, I’m a pretty hardy beast.

Same here. I can go outside at -10 degrees F for 30 minutes with no coat or jacket as long as the wind isn't blowing.

I once got into an altercation with my 6'4" tall brother who was no bean pole. He hit me as hard as he could up side my head. What he saw was me still standing there looking at him. I saw him hit a,guy like before and he did full back flip and more. He landed on his back and laid there shaking. So, my brother never hit me like that ever again citing that he concluded that he wouldn't want to have me truly pissed off at him. Of course, what I didn't tell him is that I was standing there watching the stars and birdies circle my head because he rattled my clock bigtime.

There is tall gene floating around in the family but I didn't get it. I got the tree stump gene. I'm only 5'9" tall.

[Nigel Farage Patriot Master]

I may have some Neanderthal DNA. At least, per the claims of democrats/commies, merely being a Conservative is proof of that .

My orthopedic surgeon told me that I have bones so huge that I needed to add 30 lbs to all of the height/weight/build charts out at the time. The only time that I ever had a broken bone occurred in a car wreck.

I’m very top heavy, my hands are huge, cold doesn’t bother me too much, I’m a pretty hardy beast.

Same here. I can go outside at -10 degrees F for 30 minutes with no coat or jacket as long as the wind isn't blowing.

I once got into an altercation with my 6'4" tall brother who was no bean pole. He hit me as hard as he could up side my head. What he saw was me still standing there looking at him. I saw him hit a,guy like before and he did full back flip and more. He landed on his back and laid there shaking. So, my brother never hit me like that ever again citing that he concluded that he wouldn't want to have me truly pissed off at him. Of course, what I did tell him is that I was standing there watching the stars and birdies circle my head because he rattled my clock bigtime.

I’m shorter and stockier, I’m pretty fast and strong, usual traits.  Green eyes and a red hair fleck when younger. I’m vey white skinned, I wake as soon as the sun touches my curtains…..pretty much ticks me as very much DNA Neanderthal themed.

[GrumpyOldEngineer]

I may have some Neanderthal DNA. At least, per the claims of democrats/commies, merely being a Conservative is proof of that .

My orthopedic surgeon told me that I have bones so huge that I needed to add 30 lbs to all of the height/weight/build charts out at the time. The only time that I ever had a broken bone occurred in a car wreck.

I’m very top heavy, my hands are huge, cold doesn’t bother me too much, I’m a pretty hardy beast.

Same here. I can go outside at -10 degrees F for 30 minutes with no coat or jacket as long as the wind isn't blowing.

I once got into an altercation with my 6'4" tall brother who was no bean pole. He hit me as hard as he could up side my head. What he saw was me still standing there looking at him. I saw him hit a,guy like before and he did full back flip and more. He landed on his back and laid there shaking. So, my brother never hit me like that ever again citing that he concluded that he wouldn't want to have me truly pissed off at him. Of course, what I did tell him is that I was standing there watching the stars and birdies circle my head because he rattled my clock bigtime.

I’m shorter and stockier, I’m pretty fast and strong, usual traits.  Green eyes and a red hair fleck when younger. I’m vey white skinned, I wake as soon as the sun touches my curtains…..pretty much ticks me as very much DNA Neanderthal themed.

Redish-brown hair turning white, Green eyes, Fairly pale except for Summertime. I worked night-sift in my youth which turned me away from being an otherwise early riser.

[GeneRaider]

I had an uncle who really looked and talked like a Neanderthal. It was uncanny.


I use this on a sock account I have somewhere out there. A handsome fellow.


Knuckles N.

[Nigel Farage Patriot Master]

I had an uncle who really looked and talked like a Neanderthal. It was uncanny.


I use this on a sock account I have somewhere out there. A handsome fellow.


Knuckles N.

My elder brother who is an exact copy of me has the facial features.... the Gods spared me on that detail.

[Physics Hunter]

I was in for a knee injury (volleyball), and when the X-Ray tech came back, he said:

Holy Shit, I bet you have never had a broken bone in your life!  Almost, just some fingers due to sports.

But I come by it honestly, Grandfathers were Pug English and Giant (for his time) Serbian...

My karate instructor called me a monster the other night, and he is not a small man.

[Nigel Farage Patriot Master]

My male cousin on my maternal side was tested by 23andMe he has a fairly low Neanderthal percentage.  So it's my paternal side that has given me the very high amount of Neanderthal score.
My father like Science Hunter was huge, in fact all of my paternal relative are very tall big people, my fathers bone structure was immense.  If I'd inherited his frame size I'd of been a highly paid athlete at some sport when I was younger.

[Sunsettommy]

Homo Erectus remains the most successful as they lasted about 1.9 million years.

Who are considered the earliest ancestor for Neanderthals.

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