Photo In The News: DNA-Based Neanderthal Face Unveiled

National Geographic News ^ | September 17, 2008 | David Braun

[SunkenCiv]

"You typical white grandma type racists just guzzle mead while you cling to your Bibles, clutch your clubs and spears, and discriminate against people not born in the United States."

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The Neandertal Enigma
by James Shreeve

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]

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[budwiesest]

Russel.

Russel Crow.

[mnehrling]

Where is his brother Darryl and his other brother Darryl?

[org.whodat]

I consider you post a little bit more than racist.

[RightOnline]

Looks like my former brother-in-law...........seriously......

[B-Chan]

That’s what I thought, too!

[al baby]

[PureSolace]

in other words, our ancestors looked like normal dudes. Yay!

[Damifino]

[DataDink]

Sort of reminded me of Michele Obama when she is looking “focused and intense”.

[HereInTheHeartland]

I saw that guy today downtown. He had a clipboard in his hand and was registering people to vote.
He gets paid a stipend from the Obama campaign

[djf]

Them dudes are GAY!!

That’s why they’re extinct.

[Joe 6-pack]

[madison10]

The Neanderthal is better looking.

[Para-Ord.45]

Funny.

How about another one with Matt Damon.

[SunkenCiv]

[Joe 6-pack]

You do realize that's Nick Nolte's mug shot, right?

I thought most of you ladies thought he was a hunk...I suppose he does clean up ok when he lays off the crack pipe.

[SunkenCiv]

Huh?

[Porterville]

OMG it looks like me.... I always suspected I was a hard headed idiot.

[netmilsmom]

Naw, he's a doofus.

But I'll go with the Russell Crow reference

[LongElegantLegs]

How do you figure?

[madison10]

I knew he was an actor...the ancient dude is still better looking. Mr. Nolte does NOT impress me, Mel Gibson is more my style.

[Joe 6-pack]

I have to admit, Mel takes a pretty decent mugshot...even if the eyes are bit glassy ;-)

[aShepard]

This female received a great article in this months National Geographic.

Actually might be intelligent and vocal.

Maybe even more intelligent than an 0bama without a teleprompter!

[netmilsmom]

I'll take a big scoop of James Marsden, thanks!

[netmilsmom]

It’s a chick?

[SunkenCiv]

:’)

[jim-x]

The original ‘coyote woman’.

[aShepard]

.............It’s a chick?..................

Yep!

Think about a prehensile Helen Thomas, sharpening her spear before the leader of her tribe got up in front of the tribe to grunt against weapons of mass destruction from the tribe over the next hillock!

[jim-x]

Actually, ‘Wilma’ is a supermodel when compared to Helen Thomas.

[madison10]

LOL So that means either Nick Nolte looks like a homely woman, or the Neanderthal woman needs a make over.

[Charles Henrickson]

I see Haley Joel Osment:

[hunter112]

You are indeed one of the very funniest FReepers!

[maggief]

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ping

[Little Pig]

She’s not that bad-looking, in an earthy way. Certainly way more modern-looking than I expected.

[Old Student]

“She’s not that bad-looking, in an earthy way. Certainly way more modern-looking than I expected.”

She looks kind of like she just tumbled down a hill, and is about to rip someones heart out and feed it to them raw for pushing her...

[divine_moment_of_facts]

[BookmanTheJanitor]

Russian boxer Nikolai Valuev.

[Prunetacos]

[marsh2]

Does this mean those of us with green eyes have Neanderthal DNA?

[Tax-chick]

Never did a thing for me. He has a bizarre jaw.

[Tax-chick]

I'll see your James Marsden and raise you one James Morrison. (I wish I knew how to resize pictures.) And thanks for the ping, nully.)

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Still not ‘manly’ enough for me. ;)

[Diana in Wisconsin]

ROFLMAO! :)

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Nope. Mel! Mel! Mel! (Gibson) :)

[netmilsmom]

Oh poo.
All I see is a red x.

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