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How Neanderthals met a grisly fate: devoured by humans
Guardian ^ | 5/17/09 | Robin McKie

Posted on 05/17/2009 3:55:56 AM PDT by LibWhacker

A fossil discovery bears marks of butchering similar to those made when cutting up a deer

One of science's most puzzling mysteries - the disappearance of the Neanderthals - may have been solved. Modern humans ate them, says a leading fossil expert.

The controversial suggestion follows publication of a study in the Journal of Anthropological Sciences about a Neanderthal jawbone apparently butchered by modern humans. Now the leader of the research team says he believes the flesh had been eaten by humans, while its teeth may have been used to make a necklace.

(Excerpt) Read more at guardian.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Science
KEYWORDS: cannibalism; devoured; dietandcuisine; epigraphyandlanguage; godsgravesglyphs; humans; marysettegast; neandertal; neandertals; neanderthal; neanderthals; platoprehistorian
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To: wardaddy
"see 24...lol "

Funny, funny.

41 posted on 05/17/2009 10:57:45 PM PDT by blam
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To: LibWhacker
Great, first Humans ate the competition, now we're eating up the planet.

Damn you sail humans! Damn you.

42 posted on 05/17/2009 11:00:34 PM PDT by MaxMax (America's population is 304-Million. Obama must punish America for the other 4.7 Billion)
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43 posted on 05/18/2009 3:12:26 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (AGWT is very robust with respect to data. All observations confirm it at the 100% confidence level.)
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To: LibWhacker; SunkenCiv; Lonesome in Massachussets

Guess all those references to the *cannabalistic* tendencies of the Aztec/Mayan civilizations should be squealched.

U8it2 <}:~)


44 posted on 05/18/2009 4:25:16 AM PDT by wolfcreek ("unnamed "right-wing extremist")
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To: LibWhacker

What? No bone wear? Did they find any bones worn out on the ends where they were boiled away being cooked?

Secondary confirmation is necessary. /S


45 posted on 05/18/2009 5:09:45 AM PDT by bert (K.E. N.P. +12 . Crucify ! Crucify ! Crucify him!!)
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To: Cheburashka

Because people are basically good? Capitalism makes people do bad thing? Western civilization is bad, and these were innocent tribal people?

That’s why :(


46 posted on 05/18/2009 5:45:28 AM PDT by chesley ("Hate" -- You wouldn't understand; it's a leftist thing)
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To: LibWhacker

But... but... the Left insists that early humans were gentle vegetarians living in harmony with the land and their environment. I’m so confused!


47 posted on 05/18/2009 6:08:45 AM PDT by pabianice
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

48 posted on 05/18/2009 8:15:44 AM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: wolfcreek

Nope, now they’re *fair game*. :’)


49 posted on 05/18/2009 9:01:11 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/____________________ Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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To: SunkenCiv
Aw, geez, Mom, we're having Neanderthal again tonight??
50 posted on 05/18/2009 12:17:29 PM PDT by colorado tanker ("Lastly, I'd like to apologize for America's disproportionate response to Pearl Harbor . . . ")
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To: SunkenCiv; blam; thefactor
There's not been much of a doubt in my mind that this is exactly what happened. Richard Alexander, emeritus anthro prof at UMich has said that other humans were man's greatest environmental challenge. I believe he is right.

This illustrates his point in that when H. sapiens were hunting meat on the tundra, who was the easiest to catch and kill?

51 posted on 05/18/2009 12:26:51 PM PDT by Pharmboy (Who ever thought we would long for the days of the Clinton administration...)
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”devoured by humans “

And we wonder why we can not find big foot.

52 posted on 05/18/2009 1:12:23 PM PDT by Steve Van Doorn (*in my best Eric cartman voice* 'I love you guys')
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To: colorado tanker; Pharmboy

If these guys are wrong, they’ll have to eat cro-

magnon that is!


53 posted on 05/18/2009 1:29:48 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/____________________ Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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To: LibWhacker
There we have it. Neanderthals evolved with a gene that made them scrumptious and tasty. So we ate them all.
54 posted on 05/18/2009 1:37:45 PM PDT by AH_LiveRight
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To: SunkenCiv

LOL!


55 posted on 05/18/2009 1:56:48 PM PDT by colorado tanker ("Lastly, I'd like to apologize for America's disproportionate response to Pearl Harbor . . . ")
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To: Pharmboy; SunkenCiv
"This illustrates his point in that when H. sapiens were hunting meat on the tundra, who was the easiest to catch and kill? "

Ah, tundra, the only word from my mother's people (Skolt Sami) that has made it outside the tundra region in far northwestern Europe.

"Skolt Sami (sääˊmǩiõll) is a Finno-Ugric, Sami language spoken by approximately 400 speakers in Finland, mainly in Sevettijärvi, and approximately 20–30 speakers of the Njuõˊttjäuˊrr (Notozero) dialect in an area surrounding Lake Lovozero in Russia."

So, what does that have to do with Neanderthals, you say. I don't know...I just don't think I'll have a better opportunity to pass that information on than now.

BTW, I'm also keeping my eyes open for casino opportunities in Finland, half of me is a persecuted minority.

56 posted on 05/18/2009 2:35:41 PM PDT by blam
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To: blam

The closest thing you’ll see to casino opportunities in Finland *may* be wagering on whether you’ll see casino, well, anyway... ;’)

Excellent use of that opportunity to pass on that info though.


57 posted on 05/18/2009 5:54:48 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/____________________ Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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To: blam
Glad to have given you a chance to give us the origin of that--now that you mention it--interesting word.

And you realize, of course, that our Rb1 ancestors likely dined on Neandertals. Tastes like chicken...

58 posted on 05/18/2009 7:48:16 PM PDT by Pharmboy (Who ever thought we would long for the days of the Clinton administration...)
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To: Pharmboy
"And you realize, of course, that our Rb1 ancestors likely dined on Neandertals."

I'm still not convinced that we're not some part Neanderthal.

59 posted on 05/18/2009 7:50:45 PM PDT by blam
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To: blam

Well, the genes do not support that...the key is whether the matings would ever leave viable offspring. Based on man’s sexual proclivities, I do not doubt that couplings took place. But, did they lead anywhere??


60 posted on 05/18/2009 8:02:00 PM PDT by Pharmboy (Who ever thought we would long for the days of the Clinton administration...)
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