This new study underscores the significance of directly comparing the spatial behavior of Neanderthals and "Homo sapiens" within the same site, using consistent parameters, to minimize analytical bias.Credit: Courtesy
Posted on 04/13/2024 10:34:10 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
An UdeM study unveils fresh insights into how Neanderthals and Homo sapiens organized their living spaces at the Riparo Bombrini site in northern Italy.
How did our Paleolithic ancestors go about organizing their living spaces?
...far from being more primitive, Neanderthals did much the same as their Homo sapiens successors: made themselves at home.
Analyzing artifacts and features of the Protoaurignacian and Mousterian levels of the Riparo Bombrini site in northwestern Italy, the scientists uncovered common patterns of settlement between the two populations.
By mapping the distribution of stone tools, animal bones, ochre, and marine shells across the surface of the site, they were able to produce clear and interpretable models of the site's spatial patterns, identifying distinct clusters of artifacts and materials to infer the behavioral significance of the different groups that lived and worked there.
(Excerpt) Read more at nouvelles.umontreal.ca ...
This new study underscores the significance of directly comparing the spatial behavior of Neanderthals and "Homo sapiens" within the same site, using consistent parameters, to minimize analytical bias.Credit: Courtesy
It’s got an “Open Floor Plan” and it’s “Move-in Ready”!
I should imagine that these “primitive people” had a pretty good grasp of how to deal with squatters ... much better than does our “modern society” (Florida excepted).
The way things are going...
We’re headed back to that.
As the old joke goes: “What did socialists use before candles?”
Answer: Electricity.
“Let's see, Sabre Tooth A into Shin Bone Slot B."
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