Neanderthals almost survived as a species if only their birthrate were slightly higher than they were. In Asia, a third hominid species called Denisovans who were closely related to Neanderthals survived longer, as recently as 15,000 years.
With that said how different would human history be today if the Neanderthals or Denisovans had survived from the brink of extinction? Their numbers need not be the same as Cro Magnon man or rival their population, but just enough for the species to contunue today. Would they have their own nation? Their own state? Or would they be a minority within homo-sapien dominated societies relegated to living in reservations? Most of these populations of homo-neanderthalensis would be located in Europe and Western Asia, but some, provided Columbus still sails to the New World, would probably migrate to the Americas. Imagine some of Columbus's crew being Neanderthals. Of course I doubt there would have been a Columbus to begin with because the history of the human species would unfold very differently.
How different do you think human society and culture would be if we had continued to coexist with another human species to the present day?
With that said how different would human history be today if the Neanderthals or Denisovans had survived from the brink of extinction? Their numbers need not be the same as Cro Magnon man or rival their population, but just enough for the species to contunue today. Would they have their own nation? Their own state? Or would they be a minority within homo-sapien dominated societies relegated to living in reservations? Most of these populations of homo-neanderthalensis would be located in Europe and Western Asia, but some, provided Columbus still sails to the New World, would probably migrate to the Americas. Imagine some of Columbus's crew being Neanderthals. Of course I doubt there would have been a Columbus to begin with because the history of the human species would unfold very differently.
How different do you think human society and culture would be if we had continued to coexist with another human species to the present day?