Indeed, a number
of forecasters are now predicting that the expansion, which began in 2009 and has remained subpar ever since, might prove to be far more durable than the
typical five - to - six - year
growth cycle, in part because
of the absence
of the traditional boom, then bust
pattern.
The authors suggest that the unique
pattern of vertebral maturation and longer period
of brain
growth might reflect the larger and broader body form
typical of Neandertals.