re: Scientists reveal the face of a Neanderthal who lived 75,000 years ago

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I wonder how tall she was.

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A grown female would be about 5 feet or so. Based on over 40 skeletons, grown males averaged 5'4. However, they were strong and had about twice the muscle mass of humans. An average male could prolly bench tree fiddy or more without any training. If a human back then approached a Neanderthal without weapons and just wanted to throw down, the Neanderthal would frick him up.

A human baw who was out in the wilderness might have found Neanderthal women hot enough when he was desperate. Today, European derived people have about 2% of Neanderthal in them and East Asians have slightly more.