Which species had the biggest cranial capacity, Neandertals or H. Sapiens?

Question

I know that the size is relatively close, but who possed the biggest cranial capacity?

Answer 1

Neanderthals cranial capacity averaged  150-200 cc's larger than modern Homo sapiens, though they averaged only 5'3" in height, while their "competitors", Cro-Magnon, averaged 5'10" in height...

By comparison, modern Europeans average 5'6" in height, and modern Americans average 5'8"...

Answer 2

Neanderthal

Answer 3

Neanderthals. They had a cranial capacity that was about average of 1400 cc, while modern Homo sapiens have a capacity of around 1300 cc on average.

Answer 4

Neanderthals had 1200-1750 cm³ skull capacity (10% greater than modern human average).

Answer 5

Overall the Neanderthals had a bigger brain size, but they had much bigger bodies.

Moden humans have relatively bigger brains compared to body mass. It's the relative brain size that's more an indicator of intelligence.

Answer 6

There's quite a technical article here, which also includes discussion of the body size to brain ratio.

http://creationontheweb.com/content/view...

Intro:

Man has always prided himself on his intellectual capabilities and has often pondered to explain the reason why he alone is able, unlike the rest of the animal kingdom, to contemplate and communicate with others. Since man’s brain is larger than other animals, it is natural for man to conclude that the brain is the hallmark of man and the measurement of it must be the key to the understanding of his unique intellectual capacity.

Measuring of man’s potential intellectual capacity from sources other than direct observations and testing is derived from direct, indirect and inferential data. The direct data is obtained from measuring cranial capacity and examining casts which ‘expose’ the interior of the skull. The indirect evidence comes from the study of comparative brain sizes, which is based on the assumption that there is a correlation between brain size and configuration, and behavioural studies. Other indirect evidence comes from the study of fossil remains of non-cranial parts which infer manual dexterity and visual acuity.

The inferential evidence, although conjectured, is important in measuring potential intellectual capacity. The main evidence for complexity of behaviour is deduced from tools and indications for ‘cultural norms’ such as hunting organizations, religious implications, etc.

This paper will expose the myth that man’s potential intellectual capacity can be measured from his cranial capacity and configuration.

Answer 7

The Neanderthal.  There seems to be some prejudice going here because they say it doesn't matter that their size was larger but it does matter that ours is larger than ancestors. I bet like the Romans took Greeks as slaves and made them teachers that is what we did to the Neanderthals. We may owe our success to them but that would get ignored I'm sure.

Answer 8

I think Neanderthals had that honor.