This interesting article which discusses the possibility of the interbreeding between Neanderthals and H. Sapiens suggests that the Neanderthals were unable to throw their spears; Humans and Neanderthals interbred
This has potentially big consequences relating to the advantage that H. Sapiens must have had over our stockier and hardier rivals. This article seems to support the notion: Neanderthal Lacked Anatomical Competitive Edge: Skeletal Remains Tell the Story (2009) :
Further analysis of one skeleton's shoulder showed that these humans did not have the full set of anatomical adaptations for throwing projectiles, such as spears, during hunting.
This has potentially big consequences relating to the advantage that H. Sapiens must have had over our stockier and hardier rivals. This article seems to support the notion: Neanderthal Lacked Anatomical Competitive Edge: Skeletal Remains Tell the Story (2009) :
A new study of the skeletal fossils of Neanderthal and Early modern man suggest the lack of a "throwing arm" may have made the difference in human evolution
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