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Neanderthals went extinct because of modern humans

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CONTESTED PARTIAL
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5 sources for · 1 against

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Is it true that Neanderthals went extinct because of modern humans?

Partly. Several sources present competition or displacement by modern humans as one popular or surmised contributor to Neanderthal extinction, while others attribute the demise to ecological factors, climate and contingency, and most stress that multiple factors are debated. No retrieved item settles that modern humans were the cause.

Verdict: CONTESTED PARTIAL · 5 sources for, 1 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 5
Neanderthal extinction - Wikipedia
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Neanderthal extinction - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neanderthal_extinction

Evidence against · 1
The Humans Who Went Extinct
2009
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Finlayson, C. (2009). The Humans Who Went Extinct. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199239184.001.0001

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To what extent did Neanderthals and modern humans interact?
2009
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Herrera, K. J., Somarelli, J. A., Lowery, R. K., & Herrera, R. J. (2009). To what extent did Neanderthals and modern humans interact?. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-185x.2008.00071.x

What is a Neanderthal—and why did they go extinct? | National Geographic
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What is a Neanderthal—and why did they go extinct? | National Geographic. (n.d.). nationalgeographic.com. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/who-were-the-neanderthals

Neanderthal and modern human population sizes
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Neanderthal and modern human population sizes. (n.d.). biology.stackexchange.com. https://biology.stackexchange.com/questions/39726

extinct-animals 202407
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extinct-animals 202407. (n.d.). archive.org. https://archive.org/details/extinct-animals_202407

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