Posted on 11/20/2008 6:21:58 PM PST by SunkenCiv
Human aerial bombardments might have pushed Neanderthals to extinction, suggests new research. Changes in bone shape left by a life of overhand throwing hint that Stone Age humans regularly threw heavy objects, such as stones or spears, while Neanderthals did not...
Jill Rhodes, a biological anthropologist at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania... and a colleague studied changes to the arm bone that connects the shoulder to the elbow -- the humerus -- to determine when humans may have begun using projectile weapons...
Studies of elite handball and baseball players suggest that frequent overhand throwing from an early age permanently rotates the shoulder-end of the humerus toward an athlete's back, compared to people who haven't spent much time hurling.
This bone rotation only occurs in the throwing arm, so a difference between the right and left arm in fossils could be a sign of projectile use, Rhodes says.
To find out, she and Churchill measured humerus bones from Neanderthals and ancient and modern humans.
They found some evidence for projectile use in male European humans from around 26,000 to 28,000 years ago -- the middle Palaeolithic period -- who would have been contemporaries of Neanderthals. Their right humerus bones were generally more rotated toward their back than their left, while Rhodes's team noticed no such asymmetry in Neanderthal arms...
This could leave open the door for occasional uses of projectiles during the period when Neanderthals and humans might have interacted. A Neanderthal rib bone that shows signs of damage inflicted by a thrown spear is tantalizing evidence for a more nefarious use of projectile weapons.
(Excerpt) Read more at newscientist.com ...
Obama pitching, Larry Sinclair catching.
“Human aerial bombardments might have pushed Neanderthals to extinction...”
So this is not the first time that the thinking man/woman had known how important it was to eliminate the libs.
Today we have much better stones.
Photo : this woman is burried up to her waist in preparation for her stoning to death.
Hajiyeh Esmaelvand was killed in such a manner in December 2004. She was accused of adultery. She is but one victim of this law of the Sharia.
The stoning of women is practiced in Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia.
The ‘Thals should not have brought a stick to a rock fight.
Bam Bam should have kept his rocks to himself.
Here’s my theory: Scientists make up a lot of sh_t.
Well, aren't you a Debbie Downer...
Sorry to ruin the fun.
How's this then...
Why did Neanderthals have such big noses?
New Scientist | October 27, 2008 | Ewen Callaway
Posted on 10/28/2008 7:45:29 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
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I see it took thirteen posts.
Out here in the perimeter, there are no ‘Thals.
Out here, they was stoned....immaculate.
“OMG! That is NOT who I think it is!”
Why?
Did your Gaydar suddenly go berserk?
Does this mean they will want reparations?
.....Dave’s not here, man.
Main Entry: sin·is·ter
Pronunciation: \ˈsi-nəs-tər, archaic sə-ˈnis-\
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English sinistre, from Anglo-French senestre on the left, from Latin sinistr-, sinister on the left side, unlucky, inauspicious
Date: 15th century
1archaic : unfavorable , unlucky
2archaic : fraudulent
3: singularly evil or productive of evil
4 a: of, relating to, or situated to the left or on the left side of something ;
especially : being or relating to the side of a heraldic shield at the left of the person bearing it b: of ill omen by reason of being on
the left 5: presaging ill fortune or trouble
6: accompanied by or leading to disaster
— sin·is·ter·ly adverb
— sin·is·ter·ness noun
synonyms sinister , baleful , malign mean seriously
threatening evil or disaster. sinister suggests a general or vague feeling of fear or apprehension on the part of the observer .
baleful imputes perniciousness or destructiveness to
something whether working openly or covertly
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Danzig wept.
*eeeee-yewwww*
From what I understand, the image and caption don’t match. The named woman wasn’t killed due to international pressure. R.I.P. to the unknown woman. sigh
Islam is backwards and barbaric, a religion of Fece.
Pretty much “banned” by politically correct society, now.
I own an old original copy.
Fascinating book.
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