100 times as many humans, randomly mix in the lesser number of Neanderthals for breeding and they would be 'absorbed'.
Except you can't randomly mix them in.
Why would I allow a Neanderthal man come to my tribe and mate with my tribes women? Why would I not just kill him?
I get I'd also be at war with other tribes killing their men, but Neanderthals I assume are easy to kill tactically and emotionally and I wouldn't expect them to be good allies.
You can't just make these theories without explaining the mechanisms.
100 times as many humans, randomly mix in the lesser number of Neanderthals for breeding and they would be 'absorbed'.
Except you can't randomly mix them in.
Why would I allow a Neanderthal man come to my tribe and mate with my tribes women? Why would I not just kill him?
I get I'd also be at war with other tribes killing their men, but Neanderthals I assume are easy to kill tactically and emotionally and I wouldn't expect them to be good allies.
You can't just make these theories without explaining the mechanisms.