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Originally Posted by Russ B

I can see what you're suggesting but I don't redard neanderthals to be close enough to humans to play by the same physical rules. I'd estimate they'd be as close as apes, who I'd be willing to believe may have evolved, but not humans. I don't see skin colour, physical features (ie oriental, negroid etc) or anything like that as being big enough differences to be considered a different species or anything along those lines. Again without wanting to sound PC, we're all still human.

Then they can't be relatives.