Have we ever found human remains in similar conditions that Neanderthal remains have been found in? Like in a cave decomposing? Have Neanderthal remains always been found in caves? If there have been found human remains decomposing in a cave and the remains did not look like a Neanderthal I think that kind of answers my question since then two different things have been found.
I don't understand. Are all Neanderthal bones found in caves? If bones decompose quickly outside of caves and if all Neanderthal bones look similar they could just be human bones decomposing in caves and we've never observed it before to see the changes as they happen. How could you rule out them being human bones decomposing and say "bones don't deform that drastically while decomposing" if it's maybe something we've just never observed? Is there any slam dunk evidence that shows that Neanderthal bones are indeed Neanderthal bones?
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Have we ever found human remains in similar conditions that Neanderthal remains have been found in? Like in a cave decomposing? Have Neanderthal remains always been found in caves? If there have been found human remains decomposing in a cave and the remains did not look like a Neanderthal I think that kind of answers my question since then two different things have been found.