2008-01-05T13:08:51-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/neanderthal/ http://answersingenesis.org/tj/v8/i2/fossil.asp 2008-01-05T13:08:51-05:00 In reconstructing fragmented bones of Neandertal children, evolutionists assume that rates of development were equal to or faster than modern children. Belief in faster development, or earlier maturation, arises from viewing Neandertals as more primitive, or more ape-like than modern humans.