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| − | Homo Sapiens, the wise men, are the only species of hominid left on Earth. Although no living person was there and we can not know for certain, there are several different theories and speculations about why the Homo Sapiens survived and the Neanderthals did not.
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| − | Out of Africa Theory
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| − | Some historians believe that the H. Sapiens traveled out of Africa and began populating the areas where the Neanderthals were living. Eventually the H. Sapiens, more flexible to the changing climates and smarter, drove the Neanderthals, specialists like the A. Bosei, to extinction.
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| − | Neanderthal Within Theory
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| − | Other historians believe that when the H. Sapiens moved out of Africa, they traveled in smaller groups, as opposed to the huge migration mentioned in the other theory. H. Sapiens and H. Neanderthalensis, very similar species, were structured so similarly that they could successfully interbreed. Over time, the two groups melded into one and the individual group of Homo Neanderthalensis ceased to exist.
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| − | PBS Evolution Homepage- http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/humans/humankind/index.html
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| − | Sareena Marshall
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