A view of Amud Cave from below. Wikimedia Commons
Posted on 05/09/2015 8:44:29 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
A view of Amud Cave from below. Wikimedia Commons
The Neandertal Enigma"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]
by James Shreeve
in local libraries
Does Jay Leno’s garage have any Neanderthal SUVs?
Started hunting gazelles from SUVs?
Did they drive their Pirus instead of the F350 to hunting camp? Because that coulda helped a bunch.
Was the gorge dry 70,000 years ago?
Is that when the species manbearpig was over-hunted nearly to extinction?
I don't think the Neanderthals went hunting in places where a meteorologist who kept current on climate change told them where to go. I'm not sure of the significance of the story unless it is to condition us to the idea that climate change affects human behavior-or in this case Neanderthal behavior.
They hunted Chevy Impalas and Gazelles and completely wiped out the Biscaynes.
See, now that just shows how important it is to be thorough in ones endeavors. Nearly isn’t nearly good enough!
Holy Smokes, this headline is a big faux pas for the global warming crowd. Somebody just slipped up. Climate change some 30,000 years ago? Impossible. The Chicken Little crowd has been telling us Sport Utility Vehicles are responsible for global warming. WTF is going on here?
How about The Thunderbirds and Cougars, did they kill them off too?
Every time such an article sees print, I get the feeling the reporter has a couple dudes in black suits visit him with a neurolyzer and a story about swamp gas reflecting off Venus.
It was wet with the blood of their enemies and prey, yarrrrrr!
Interesting research on human activity during the last glaciation. Nice post!
You know Norm I think you’re right, UFO’s are real and the government is.... wait.. there’s someone at the door... excuse me. You are confused sir... swamp gas. You saw nothing... Yes. Ha Ha. Nothing more. Must go now.... :-)
Elvis isn’t dead. He just went home...
C’mon, their first target would be the Aztec, followed by the 1990s Caprice.
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