Slow-Witted? Neanderthals Invented Their Own Tech — Didn’t Copy

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Neanderthals cannot be the missing link that many paleontologists are looking for. But if the human mind has no history, there is no missing link. Source
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The Big Bang Origin of Homo

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This unbridged gap between the ape-like australopithecines and the abruptly appearing human-like members of our genus challenges evolutionary accounts. Source
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