The Origins of the Neanderthals

Wow this video is significantly popular than my videos typically are! As with all my videos I'm very open about the sources I use to get this information, you can find them in the description. I always use sources that were written by academics in the field.

Thanks for watching! Hope you enjoyed it?
Next vids in the Neanderthal series will be out in the next 2 weeks and will be about:
- How smart were the Neanderthals?
- Why did the Neanderthals die out?

''stocky with a big nose from around france'' >herd of wild Gérard Depardieux.
Best joke ever.

What I got from this video:
A few nods,
and an intense hunger for pepperoni pizza.

It would be really cool if you could do an update video about the newest findings!

Hello Stefan, I am not usually one to comment but I found your channel only recently (when looking up some docs about the neolithic period) and I must say I am really impressed with your channel. I can see the passion you have for the field, the effort you put into the video's (even for a small joke, or a very small part) and that deserves some credit. I love the little jokes in between, the editing and your own opinion and speculation on some matters (which you don't state as facts).

Keep it up and enjoy what you are doing! That way I can keep enjoying your content!

this guy should call himself "the stoned paleoanthropologist". totally baked.

Super funny and informative at the same time, detailed and with proper quotations. One of the most underrated channels on here

The pizza was there to take care of the munchies 🌿🚬💨👍

We seem to be gathering new revelations on the daily that dispells the stereotype. My favorite new fact is better posture then Homo Sapiens. The spine was also more recessed inside the ribcage for better balance. They also had a much more efficient diaphragm and greater lung capacity. I could go on and on. fascinating stuff.

Their arms were shorter and less range of movement in hips and shoulders. Great wrestlers. Lousy boxers.

Love your videos. Not only informative but funny and fascinating. Plus, you are a great presenter.

This is probably the first time I've ever seen someone use Calgary as a reference point. Like I kind of always assumed most people didn't even know we existed

Had me smiling at Cyrano popping out of the undergrowth! Excellent video :-)

Production quality increased dramatically! Information as interesting as ever

This video was soooo helpful for my Human Evolution class. Thank you for making history easy to understand for everyone.

HI Stefan, found your channel yesterday, binge watching already and just have to give you a big, big thumbs up! Especially for eating a pizza during all of it. No snarky comments will ever come from me - just a total appreciation of your hard work.

I learned something. Thanks. I didn't know about Homo Antecessor. I thought Neanderthals evolved directly from Homo Erectus. I hope DNA evidence will someday point out our direct ancestry at some point in the future I am actually pretty interested.

That's it! You discovered the cause of the collapse of Neanderthal population. It was the fact that they didn't have any pizza.

I don't think they're completely extinct. Their modern descendants found niches in modern society as bouncers, gym teachers, security guards and the like. I base this hypothesis on nothing.

They excelled at Greco-Roman wrestling, but none of them could slam dunk.