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Remove reference to evidence of violence. One skull is frankly and shockingly insufficient evidence on which to base such a statement. 166.181.87.93 (talk) 20:15, 19 May 2023 (UTC)Reply
Wikipedia is not a scientific textbook. That skull was written about in the peer-reviewed literature and presented as evidence. That constitutes a reliable source (in the Wikipedia sense). We do not claim that Neanderthals were violent and it is not our place to decide whether evidence is sufficient. Unless it can be validly argued that the paper would be given Undue Weight, we are in principle bound to reflect it. "It's only one skull" is not much of an argument because the skull can be placed within context, e.g. other indications of intraspecific violence, such as specimen Shanidar3.--MWAK (talk) 09:16, 6 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
"We are in principle bound to reflect it" seems odd reasoning referring to a popular book by a non-expert. For good reasons, we chiefly aim to cover the current scientific consensus within any given field, including major areas of disagreement. WP:FRINGE theories may occasionally be mentioned shortly, as long as they are clearly labelled as such, but we certainly don't "have to" mention them. Gawaon (talk) 10:18, 6 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
I fear there has been a misunderstanding. My remarks were meant to answer 166.181.87.93's demand to "Remove reference to evidence of violence" which in turn was a reaction to C.P.E. Zollikofer; M.S. Ponce de León; B. Vandermeersch & F. Lévêque (2002). "Evidence for interpersonal violence in the St. Césaire Neanderthal". PNAS. 99 (9): 6444–6448. Certainly Vendramini's sensationalist book can be safely disregarded :o). I took the liberty of inserting a new heading.--MWAK (talk) 11:29, 6 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
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