In these final pages, we can reconsider what happened. First: bodies. There’s relatively little evidence for specific features that gave us dramatic advantages. Differences in walking were marginal, although running less so. Neanderthals’ beefiness did not come at the expense of fine grip; just as much as early H. sapiens, Neanderthals had the hands of artisans. For virtually every anatomical negative, there are plausible counterbalances.
