Where did the Neanderthal go? On one hand, fossil records make it seem as if modern humans displaced or drove off Neanderthal populations. But anthropologist Chris Stringer sees it as more of the result of climate and competition.

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Photo courtesy of e_monk; Recorded June 2012; Posted September 2012