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    Other Human Species and Neanderthal Social Lives in Sapiens

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    Explore the history of extinct human species like Neanderthals as told in Yuval Noah Harari's Sapiens. Learn about their social lives and why they vanished.

    Other Human Species and Neanderthal Social Lives in Sapiens

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    Our 'success' wasn't inevitable. Neanderthals were smarter, stronger, and more compassionate than we gave them credit for; they survived for hundreds of thousands of years in conditions that would break us.

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    Tell me all about other species of humans other than Homo sapiens. Draw from the book sapiens to tell me what happened to them. I’m particularly interested in Neanderthals and their social lives

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    Sapiens
    The Family Lives of the Last Neanderthals
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    https://www.sapiens.org/biology/neanderthal-family-ancient-dna/
    What Was Neanderthal Family and Community Life Like? - Biology Insights
    link
    https://biologyinsights.com/what-was-neanderthal-family-and-community-life-like/
    Cave discovery shows Neanderthals and humans were actually partners and friends, not enemies or competitors
    link
    https://www.earth.com/news/tinshemet-cave-discovery-neanderthals-humans-sharing-burials-tools-interactions/
    link
    https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/10112771/3/Shipton_03012019%20Neanderthal%20Ritual%20preprint.pdf

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    A World of Many Humans: The Lost Diversity of Our Genus

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    The Crowded Continent: Mapping the Human Neighbors

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    Close-Knit Circles: The Intimate Reality of Neanderthal Families

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    Tools of the Trade: The Stability of the Neanderthal Mind

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    Shared Spirits: The Question of Neanderthal Rituals

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    The Levant Melting Pot: When Humans Met and Mingled

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    The Invisible Cliff: Why the Neanderthals Vanished

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