La Ferrassie argues that Ancient Man matured at a much slower rate than Modern Man
Also discovered in 1909 in France, this Neanderthal skull was determined by Dr. Jack Cuozzo to be at least 125 years of age at the time of death - and probably older.
Jack Cuozzo, Buried Alive (pg. 234-235 - 1998 edition)
Source of Image: Smithsonian Institutes National Museum of Natural History -
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Neanderthals aren't some less-evolved ancestor or relative of the human race. The evidence would suggest that these were nothing other than early generation Post-Flood humans. They lived longer than do we due to a whole host of factors - not the least of which is that they seemingly had a slow rate of maturation. Their skulls argue for old age. Unfortunately, evolutionary thought has mistaken Neanderthal to be another kind of human relative in the evolutionary tree.