Neanderthal Persuasive Speech

The struggle to survive is often overlooked as a phenomena that only occurs in specific situations; however, archeological evidence suggest that prehistoric homo required the aforementioned struggle to form their society. From physical trauma diminishing the individual’s value to simply making it past adolescence, the need for survival quite literally defined Neanderthal living. Evidently, it seems observable the amount of physical stress that proceeds the Neanderthal far outweighs that of modern humans. From the time of infancy, physical ailments progress in such a manner that leads them into old age. Many questions arise from acknowledging the fossil evidence, but luckily Neanderthal remains are more than telling. Due to the overwhelming biomechanics and anatomical evidence collected, …show more content…
Likewise, this would assert the progression from infancy as relatively fast, and partially accounts for the high mortality rate of the young. Pettitt (2000) suggests that “On the basis of dental formation, eruption and development, Neanderthals seem to fall within modern human ranges, implying similar developmental histories, albeit at perhaps the faster end of the scale.” Such accounts for the high stress value and mortality rate amongst infants is particularly evident within the largest sample of Neanderthal remains recovered, the Last Interglacial (QIS 5e) Neanderthals at Krapina, Croatia (Pettitt, 2000). Dental studies have also uncovered that overall attrition began earlier for modern humans. Despite prevailing developmental time differences, Neanderthals diet and growth rate is equivocal to modern humans during ontogeny stages. The initialization of solid foods, and weaning suggests wider birth spacing within the Neanderthal community; furthermore, establishing another possible variable that aided in their