>>5208701Neanderthals had larger brains than us, while having a smaller body. which actually indicates, that they were more intelligent than Cro Magnons from that time.
recent findings also showed, that they did produce art prior to any contact with Cro Magnons.
The old image of a brute dumb Neandethal is dated and I can't believe how slow the scientific consensus adapts the new facts.
also, gingers and people with freckles can share up to 4% with the Neanderthal genome, which strongly suggests, that Cro Magnons and Neanderthals did procreate. you won't find any hints of the Neanderthal genome in today's Africa or in any Semite peoples genes.