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On 5/3/26 12:54 AM, Primum Sapienti wrote:

https://phys.org/news/2026-04-baby-neanderthals-rapid-growth-spurt.html

Baby Neanderthals may have been much larger and grown
much more quickly than their modern Homo sapiens
counterparts,

#1. "May have been. May not have been."

#2. They were "Homo sapiens":

"Homo sapien neanderthalensis"

There was some discussion - a few years ago - when some
experiments suggested that Neanderthal brain cells
matured quicker -- the claim was that Neanderthal children
would have learned at an accelerated rate...

This study was published back in early 2021, btw.

Remember: A "Prodigy" is NOT a "Genius."

A "Prodigy" is a child that learns/achieves at the level
of an adult. However, as adults they are almost always
perfectly normal.

Put another way, they get there QUICKER but they don't
go any further.

https://groups.google.com/g/sci.anthropology.paleo/c/NHq9VMXsePc/m/jIHILNQvAwAJ --
https://jtem.tumblr.com/
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From Newsgroup: sci.anthropology.paleo

On 5/3/2026 6:54 AM, Primum Sapienti wrote:

https://phys.org/news/2026-04-baby-neanderthals-rapid-growth-spurt.html

Baby Neanderthals may have been much larger and grown
much more quickly than their modern Homo sapiens
counterparts, according to a new study of the most
intact Neanderthal infant skeleton.
...
In this research, which is published in the journal
Current Biology, scientists examined Amud 7, an almost
complete skeleton of a Neanderthal baby found in Amud
Cave in what is now northern Israel and dating to about
51,000 to 56,000 years ago. Its gender has not been
possible to identify, but it has clear Neanderthal
features even at a young age. These include bones that
are more robust and thicker.
...
Based on the development stage of its teeth and an
analysis of the enamel growth lines, the team estimates
the baby was around six months old when it died.

However, in terms of arm and leg development, the infant
appeared to be 14 months old by modern human standards.
...

On the link below you will see that today Neanderthals are still more
robust than the people in India or SE Asia: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/average-height-of-men
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On 5/4/26 11:52 PM, Mario Petrinovic wrote:

-a-a-a-a-a-a-a On the link below you will see that today Neanderthals are still more robust than the people in India or SE Asia: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/average-height-of-men

Is there a name for what's wrong with you or can I just call
you a psycho & leave it at that?
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Mario Petrinovic <mario.petrinovic1@zg.htnet.hr> posted:

On 5/3/2026 6:54 AM, Primum Sapienti wrote:

https://phys.org/news/2026-04-baby-neanderthals-rapid-growth-spurt.html

Baby Neanderthals may have been much larger and grown
much more quickly than their modern Homo sapiens
counterparts, according to a new study of the most
intact Neanderthal infant skeleton.
...
In this research, which is published in the journal
Current Biology, scientists examined Amud 7, an almost
complete skeleton of a Neanderthal baby found in Amud
Cave in what is now northern Israel and dating to about
51,000 to 56,000 years ago. Its gender has not been
possible to identify, but it has clear Neanderthal
features even at a young age. These include bones that
are more robust and thicker.
...
Based on the development stage of its teeth and an
analysis of the enamel growth lines, the team estimates
the baby was around six months old when it died.

However, in terms of arm and leg development, the infant
appeared to be 14 months old by modern human standards.
...

On the link below you will see that today Neanderthals are still more
robust than the people in India or SE Asia: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/average-height-of-men

That is irrelevant to the post, which refers only to babies growth patterns, not adult height.
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On 5/6/2026 4:32 PM, DDeden wrote:

Mario Petrinovic <mario.petrinovic1@zg.htnet.hr> posted:

On 5/3/2026 6:54 AM, Primum Sapienti wrote:

https://phys.org/news/2026-04-baby-neanderthals-rapid-growth-spurt.html

Baby Neanderthals may have been much larger and grown
much more quickly than their modern Homo sapiens
counterparts, according to a new study of the most
intact Neanderthal infant skeleton.
...
In this research, which is published in the journal
Current Biology, scientists examined Amud 7, an almost
complete skeleton of a Neanderthal baby found in Amud
Cave in what is now northern Israel and dating to about
51,000 to 56,000 years ago. Its gender has not been
possible to identify, but it has clear Neanderthal
features even at a young age. These include bones that
are more robust and thicker.
...
Based on the development stage of its teeth and an
analysis of the enamel growth lines, the team estimates
the baby was around six months old when it died.

However, in terms of arm and leg development, the infant
appeared to be 14 months old by modern human standards.
...

On the link below you will see that today Neanderthals are still more
robust than the people in India or SE Asia:
https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/average-height-of-men

That is irrelevant to the post, which refers only to babies growth patterns, not adult height.

Hm, this person had teeth like a six months old, and a body like 14
months old. And they concluded that Neanderthals have been much larger
and grown much more quickly if you take teeth as the basis. But, if you
take body as the basis, they should conclude that their teeth developed slower.
This reminds me on the idea that people in the past died young,
because when they died their teeth were like the teeth of young people
today. Or, you can conclude also that they were dying old, but they
still had healthy teeth when they died. I mean, you can conclude
whatever you want. And the conclusions are biased around the fairy tale
that today we are living in the best possible world, and in the past we
were living in hell. So, we should be very pleased with the situation we
found ourselves in. This view is financed by the rulers of today, lol.
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