Neanderthal Romantic Relationship

A Neanderthal Romantic Relationship is a prehistoric human relationship and organism-to-organism relationship between neanderthals that involves pair bonding and social cooperation (based on archaeological evidence of shared living spaces and cooperative behaviors).

• AKA: Homo neanderthalensis Pair Bond, Neanderthal Social Partnership, Prehistoric Human Bond.
• Context:
  • It can (typically) involve Shared Dwelling through communal living.
  • It can (typically) require Food Sharing through cooperative hunting.
  • It can (typically) include Child Rearing through parental cooperation.
  • It can (typically) feature Tool Sharing through technological cooperation.
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  • It can (often) involve Division of Labor based on physical capabilitys.
  • It can (often) include Care for Injured through social support.
  • It can (often) demonstrate Resource Sharing through collective survival.
  • It can (often) utilize Fire Management for group benefit.
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  • It can range from being a Small Family Unit to being a Extended Group Bond, depending on social structure.
  • It can range from being a Simple Cooperation to being a Complex Social Bond, based on archaeological evidence.
  • It can range from being a Survival Partnership to being an Emotional Connection, reflecting relationship depth.
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  • It can be influenced by Environmental Conditions through survival pressures.
  • It can shape Group Dynamics through social organization.
  • It can affect Genetic Legacy through reproductive success.
  • It can involve Cultural Practices through behavioral patterns.
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• Examples:
  • Archaeological Site Evidences, such as:
    • Shared Burial Sites indicating emotional bonds.
    • Common Living Spaces showing cohabitation.
    • Joint Tool Making Areas demonstrating cooperation.
  • Social Structure Indications, such as:
    • Family Group Evidences from skeletal remains.
    • Care Practice Evidences from healed injurys.
    • Group Size Patterns from settlement layouts.
  • Behavioral Evidences, such as:
    • Collective Hunting Patterns from prey remains.
    • Shared Fire Use from hearth locations.
    • Tool Sharing Practices from artifact distributions.
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• Counter-Examples:
  • a Modern Human Relationship, which involves different cultural complexities.
  • an Early Homo Relationship, which predates complex social structures.
  • a Non-Human Primate Bond, which lacks technological cooperation.
  • a Contemporary Hunter-Gatherer Relationship, which exists in different environmental contexts.
• See: Prehistoric Human Behavior, Archaeological Evidence, Social Evolution, Human Ancestry, Pair Bonding, Prehistoric Technology, Cultural Development.

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