Neanderthals talked like us half a million years ago and could even have shaped today's language

Daily Mail ^ | 10 July 2013 | SARAH GRIFFITHS

[Wuli]

"they even spoke cursive"

I'm sure it sounded like a

[Kip Russell]

Only problem is the earth is only tens of thousands years old.

6,016 years old. Bishop Ussher says so. :-)

[DanielRedfoot]

HA.... HAHA....HAHAHA, THATS JUST ...nevermind

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Pharmboy.

The Neandertal Enigma
by James Shreeve
in local libraries

"Frayer's own reading of the record reveals a number of overlooked traits that clearly and specifically link the Neandertals to the Cro-Magnons. One such trait is the shape of the opening of the nerve canal in the lower jaw, a spot where dentists often give a pain-blocking injection. In many Neandertal, the upper portion of the opening is covered by a broad bony ridge, a curious feature also carried by a significant number of Cro-Magnons. But none of the alleged 'ancestors of us all' fossils from Africa have it, and it is extremely rare in modern people outside Europe." [pp 126-127]

[SunkenCiv]

http://phys.org/news/2013-07-neanderthals-speech-language-modern-humans.html

[wildbill]

Mongo like candy.