DavidFirth
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Except that the type of bone diseases that would lead to this type of deformity are relatively easy to spot. These fossils are NOT remains of diseased individuals (except for the first Neadnerthal, which actually had arthritis). if you want to claim otherwise, please tell which bone diseases you think they had and give evidence that they had such.
Some of them were certainly not *modern* humans. They were a different species, yes. But the same Genus and very closely related to us.
However, the assumption that they are related to us cannot be proven. Forgive me if I remain skeptical.