Moscow University
Anthropology
Bulletin
Anthropology
Bulletin
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of biology, Department of anthropology, Leninskie Gory, 1, p.12, Moscow, 119991, Russia
Bakholdina Varvara Yu., e-mail: vbaholdina@mail.ru
The Neanderthal problem today excites researchers in the same way as in the first half of the last century, when in this matter became interested a young anthropologist Y.Y. Roginsky. One of the ideas about the disappearance of the Neanderthals is their mentality, especially the increased levels of aggression compared to modern humans. This idea formed the basis of the hypothesis of Y.Y. Roginsky, which was outlined in several works. The constructions of Y.Y. Roginsky was based on data of anatomy, paleoanthropology, and ethology. The continuation of the works of Y.Y. Roginsky in this area were the investigations of E.N. Chrisanfova. Today, researchers are making new attempts to understand the possible reasons for the departure of the Neanderthals from the historical scene. They reconstruct features of the structure and functioning of the Neanderthal brain, the specifics of the analyzing system, the various testimonies of the Neanderthal diet. In one of the latest hypotheses the differences in the division of gender roles in the populations of Neanderthals and modern humans are examined as possible explanation of the cause of the disappearance of Neanderthals. Despite the large number of papers devoted to the Neanderthal problem, articles and monographs of Y.Y. Roginsky still remain relevant and of great interest and importance for modern researchers.
anthropology, Y.Y. Roginsky, human evolution, Neanderthals, modern humans, aggression, gender roles
Цит.: Bakholdina V.Yu. The hypothesis of Y.Y. Roginsky about the evolutionary fate of Homo neanderthalensis // Moscow University Anthropology Bulletin (Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta. Seria XXIII. Antropologia), 2015; 3/2015; с. 34-40
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