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Humans vs. Neanderthals: Game Over Earlier
LiveScience | 22 February 2006 | Associated Press
Posted on 02/23/2006 1:25:12 AM EST by SunkenCiv
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1583943/posts
To all -- please ping me to other topics which are appropriate for the GGG list. Thanks.The Neandertal EnigmaFrayer'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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2500 years qualifies as a blitz?
I really don't understand why this is a suprise to anybody. Even an out of shape person could make their way across Europe in about a month if they were dedicated to it, and a casual explorer could have made it from Turkey to Britain in just a few months. Since we ARE a naturally curious species, it's almost unbelievable to think that there wouldn't have been explorers back then trying to find out what was over the next hill or beyond that next valley. They probably had a reasonable idea of where the liveable areas were in about a century, so a growing population would have naturally expanded across the continent relatively quickly.
Europeans fully colonized the much larger North American continent in under 400 years, and we had massive mountain ranges, burning deserts, and a huge population of hostile natives to contend with. The first inhabitants of Europe had far less land and far fewer obstacles to overcome.
Perhaps Neanderthals were particularly tasty.
Hey, I'm a little jealous. Lot more discussion than in the one I started. Here's something from last month, one of Blam's, and naturally a good one:
Neanderthal Man Floated Into Europe, Say Spanish Researchers
The Guardian (UK) | 1-16-2006 | Giles Tremlett
Posted on 01/16/2006 6:13:24 PM EST by blam
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1559199/posts