Differences between Cromañon and Neardental

The species evolution It is something that has been happening in each and every species on earth since its inception. According to Darwin, only the strongest survive and this is what has also happened in the different species of hominids that have walked the earth. In this way, in this lesson from a TEACHER we are going to dwell on the differences between Cro-Magnon and Neanderthal, in which we will find the characteristics of each group and their way of life. On the other hand we will see the relationship between both species and the various theories that are thrown today on them.

We can say that during the beginning of the Upper Paleolithic we will find in Europe the coexistence of these two species of "homo": Neanderthals had been on the continent for a long time and little by little they were forced to decrease in latitude due to climate change, the species disappearing around 29,000-27,000 to. C. In the Iberic Peninsule..

In the same way that the Neanderthals left the territories of Europe, we are going to find that the Cro-Magnons were taking the continuity of these, knowing from some studies that possibly the two would come into contact populations.

One of the strongest points carried out by paleontologists and archaeologists today are the studies carried out on the possibility of crossing between the two species. At first it could not be given for genetic reasons, although it has not yet thrown in the towel, since the DNA of human persons, that is, of homo sapiens sapiens results in a small nucleus belonging to Neanderthals, assuming that although it was a species that disappeared, there were remains in our genetics.

Therefore we can say that there were not so many differences between Cro-Magnon and NeanderthalIn fact, they had more things in common than differences.

This name is given by a French town where said specimen was found for the first time. Actually today, talking about a Cro-Magnon man can be misleading, since we are talking about homo sapiens, which began to inhabit in a more assiduous way the caves in which it began to leave samples of his life, such as the cave paintings.

On the other hand, they had a certain specialization in the lithic industry, related to mode 4 or Aurignacian, in which we will find elements little by little more defined and with a certain complexity.

Within the physical aspect we will find few differences with current humans, having the same cranial capacity. These could reach 1.80 cm, they had a prominent chin, the musculature was less than that of the Neanderthal man because they did not have the same bone structures as these.

This species lived in caves, although for short periods we will find them in open-air camps. They were not sedentary, although they were not 100% nomadic, it is true that the community moved but to a much lesser extent, gradually limiting the future sedentary zone. They are hunter-gatherer groups, being the men those who hunted the large mammals, while the women and children gathered the fruits.

According to the latest studies we can know that this species can be found between 40,000-10,000 BC. C. moment by which the last great ice age arrived and with it the arrival of the Mesolithic and Neolithic and the entrance of the last species, Homo sapiens sapiens, which we note is the same, except that the settlement and relationship behavior changes.

In this other lesson from a TEACHER we will discover the main characteristics of Homo Sapiens.

We can say that said hominid came from central Europe and that with time it expanded to the Middle East and Central Asia. It is a species that continues to this day in the unknown whether or not it is related to our species, given that when it was dying out, homo sapiens appeared and for some time we will find them together.

The morphological features of said specimen are characterized by having a large bone structure, for which its rib cage was quite wide, like its nose and forehead, it also had an elongated skull. For this reason, he had to have a large muscle mass to be able to articulate that body.

If we talk about his cranial capacity, we will see that it was superior even to that of modern man, an element that may surprise us, it has always been said that although they had more capacity, it did not mean that they had greater intellect, because for a long time the theory that they hardly knew was accepted speak. But the latest studies warn us that this would not be the case, that they would have a great capacity for intellect and that they also had their own language. On the subject of height, we must know that they were somewhat short, reaching at most 1.65 cm, which together with their robustness, made them have a figure of "stubborn".

Their diet was based on large and medium-sized game, that is, from the horse to the mammoth. It is known that these knew how to keep the meat, being chosen the techniques of smoking or salting, to be able to have reserves in times of famine.

Another of the innovative elements of this species will be that they were protecting themselves from the environment, sheltering in caves, which we will even find with some stone fences, inside we will find the remains of bonfires and other elements such as tools. These tools come from the Mousterian period (denomination of the lithic elements of this species), which is characterized by removing sharp elements from a single stone volume.

To end this species we must speak that they were the first to bury their dead, that is, we are facing a complex society in which they have close relationships between those of their community and have feelings, therefore when leaving, they are buried within the same caves and protected by earthenware to prevent them from being eaten by animals.

Today it is not known exactly what caused the disappearance of the species, many data point to a climate change for which they were at a disadvantage, one of the factors being the disappearance of large mammals, which were their main food. On the other hand, and not at odds with this theory, we will find that there could be an epidemic that only affected this species and not its neighbors.

In this other lesson we will discover the Neanderthal man characteristics.