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by shiroiushi 796 days ago
>So if it was a crime, I am sure the murderer is long deceased and probably not even a homo sapiens.

If it was a "murder", it had to be a homo sapiens. Killings by wild animals aren't called "murders".

However, if this was a Neanderthal person, it's quite possible the murder was by a fellow Neanderthal, aka homo sapiens neanderthalensis.

(Apparently it's still debated whether the Neanderthals are a distinct species or a subspecies of homo sapiens.)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neanderthal