[SunkenCiv]

Thanks blam. Related recent topic: At 400,000 Years, Oldest Human DNA Yet Found Raises New Mysteries.

[no-to-illegals]

Civ ... that infinite volume of books of the unknown; I want to Thank You for placing them All in one place. Years of catching up to do, for me. My appreciation.

[SunkenCiv]

The Neandertal Enigma
by James Shreeve
in local libraries

"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]