"Neanderthals are the closest extinct relatives of Homo sapiens (close enough to have interbred with modern humans). They roamed Eurasia, and for the most part, they looked like modern humans, but with a stockier build, more prominent brow ridges and wider noses." LiveScience
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| According to the British newspaper the Telegraph-- this is supposed to be the best re-creation model of a human (L) & a neanderthal (R)......Both look human to me.... |
So in other words...since they can interbreed with "humans", and we now know they buried their dead and wore colored items for clothing like "humans", ate veggies like "humans", and looked "like modern humans, but with a stockier build, more prominent brow ridges and wider noses"....then they were just humans who had "a stockier build, more prominent brow ridges and wider noses."
And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply,
Genesis 1:28
That MULTIPLYING includes the ability to produce different shapes, sizes & colors.