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Originally Posted by Beau Perkins  They wont be human beings, they will be a good scientific experiment really. If they have the mentality more along the lines of an ape you want to just let them roam around? |
Neanderthals WERE NOT APES!
They were an offshoot of our own hominid line, and there is still controversy over whether they can even be considered a separate species from homo sapiens. There is no scientific evidence to indicate that they were stupid. In fact based on brain to body ratios, they may even have been more intelligent than current homo sapiens.
One of the theories about their disappearance is that there was enough intermarriage that they basically just melded into the current genetic pool. THAT is how close to us they were.