Rapid Extinction By Violence
Jared Diamond has suggested a scenario of violent conflict comparable to the genocides suffered by indigenous peoples in recent human history. Here the author discusses how Neanderthals could have gone extinct due to the violence that they encountered. They experienced violence in many ways. Some of the forms of violence came from other Neanderthals, animals, and Modern Humans. Neanderthals were known to be an intense species; they would attack large powerful animals that would sometimes turn out to be extremely deadly. Also from competition from other humans, Modern Humans acted very violently towards Neanderthals. Some experts envision a time where Modern Humans killed off Neanderthals in certain areas.
Read more about this topic: Neanderthal Extinction Hypotheses
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