Why Did Neanderthals Disappear

Imagine the world where modern humans and Neanderthals coexisted. The two groups lived among each other for some 2,600 to 5,400 years (Wong 2015, 43). For a long time, it was said that Neanderthals are our closest relatives. There is DNA evidence that shows Neanderthals and modern humans are closely linked. Around 39,000 years ago, Neanderthals suddenly disappeared from the face of the Earth, shortly after the first modern humans appeared (Wong 2009, 33). With the help of researchers, there have been suggested conclusions as to why the Neanderthals mysteriously disappeared. Researchers’ opinions vary for the cause of the extinction of Neanderthals; these speculations include climate change and invasive species. I disagree with the researchers

There were two types of clothing made by Neanderthals, which were simple clothing and complex clothing. The difference between simple and complex is that simple is not tailored and complex is tailored. Simple clothing had one layer and complex clothing had multiple layers. The clothing functioned as thermal insulation by trapping the air close to the skin surface (Gilligan 2007, 501). The bodies of Neanderthals were biologically adapted to the cold, but clothing warmed the body even more. The climate change killed animals, which were needed for food and clothing. Animals such as Mammoths, could not adapt to the warm weather quickly enough to survive Neanderthals highly depended on the Mammoths for food and clothing. The need for the Neanderthals to depend on the large and dangerous prey is because their metabolic rates require significantly more calories to survive than modern humans (Wong 2009, 37). When a food source dies, the Neanderthals needed to adapt and find a new food source to get the amount of calories needed. Along with the food dying, there has been an argument that Neanderthals may have died because of hypothermia. X-rays of Tyrolean Iceman revealed signs of frostbite on one of his toes – but resistance to frostbite is a prominent feature of biological cold adaptation (Gilligan 2007, 506). The use of shoes by Neanderthals was highly unlikely, which could cause frostbite because they

The climate change cause a shift in weather where both Neanderthals and animals could not adapt fast enough. The climate change killed some of the animals that they relied on, which is the primary source of food and clothing of Neanderthals. As a result, Neanderthals began to starve. As Neanderthals began to st87arve, modern humans began to invade the territory of Neanderthals where competition was high. Eventually modern humans took over because they were able to adapt quicker and compete for