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Neanderthals fished more frequently than previously thought, study says
Daily Sabah ^ | August 15, 2019 | AFP

Posted on 08/20/2019 9:04:53 AM PDT by SunkenCiv

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1 posted on 08/20/2019 9:04:53 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
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To: StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; 24Karet; 2ndDivisionVet; 31R1O; ...
KEYWORDS: neandertal; neandertals; neanderthal; neanderthals
The Neandertal Enigma
by James Shreeve

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"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]

2 posted on 08/20/2019 9:06:21 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: SunkenCiv

Did they use a spin-cast rod or a popeil pocket fisherman?


3 posted on 08/20/2019 9:07:24 AM PDT by EnglishOnly (eWFight all out to win OR get out now. .)
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To: SunkenCiv

ESPECIALLY during Lent.


4 posted on 08/20/2019 9:07:31 AM PDT by Alas Babylon! (The media is after us. Trump's just in the way.)
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To: SunkenCiv
But they gave it up because beer wasn't invented yet.
5 posted on 08/20/2019 9:15:41 AM PDT by 4yearlurker (A big mouth doesn't make a big man.~John Wayne)
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To: SunkenCiv
40,000 year old rope maker. They were more intelligent than we give them credit for and probably used nets.

http://www.sci-news.com/archaeology/rope-making-tool-germany-04047.html

6 posted on 08/20/2019 9:15:45 AM PDT by Openurmind
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“the findings may mean they fished far more frequently than the archaeological record suggests”

Worthless study. Maybe they just spent too much time in the swimming pool.


7 posted on 08/20/2019 9:18:23 AM PDT by antidemoncrat
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To: SunkenCiv
the findings may mean they fished far more frequently than the archaeological record suggests, the scientists behind the study published in journal PLOS One said.

Or they actually liked to bathe and a good romp in the water felt great or they learned basic hygiene or they found they could cool off on hot days by jumping in the water.

Or maybe they were in the water fishing.

8 posted on 08/20/2019 9:18:50 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
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To: SunkenCiv

Just because they had “surfer’s ear” ?

It could mean they were the world’s first surfers.

Or maybe just swimming around for relaxation and fun.

Or maybe their mates made them take cold showers a bit to often.


9 posted on 08/20/2019 9:20:08 AM PDT by SolidRedState (I used to think bizarro world was a fiction.)
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“you have to be able to have a certain minimal level of technology, you need to be able to know when the fish are going to be coming up the rivers or going along the coast — it’s a fairly elaborate process,” he said.

It’s not rocket science...


10 posted on 08/20/2019 9:20:13 AM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BB0ndRzaz2o)
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To: Openurmind

Some, not we. :^)

Found the oldest Neanderthal wooden tools in the Iberian Peninsula
Phys dot org | April 4, 2018 | Centro Nacional de Investigacion sobre la Evolucion Humana
Posted on 04/06/2018 4:46:23 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
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http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/homoheidelbergensis/index


11 posted on 08/20/2019 9:21:05 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: SolidRedState

This is what they did for fun!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCV6paTXyCU


12 posted on 08/20/2019 9:24:29 AM PDT by Reily
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"...you need to be able to know when the fish are going to be coming up the rivers or going along the coast -- it's a fairly elaborate process,"

Pretty sure there are always fish in the rivers and oceans. Or were Neanderthals snooty fly fishermen that turned their noses up at anything but Atlantic Salmon?

13 posted on 08/20/2019 9:24:52 AM PDT by gundog ( Hail to the Chief, bitches!)
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Homo Heidelbergensis keyword, chrono sorted:

14 posted on 08/20/2019 9:26:42 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: SolidRedState

Some of them just couldn’t resist a duoble dare on who could hold their breath underwater the longest. Here’s the winner:

Sea gives up Neanderthal fossil [ dredged up from the North Sea ]
BBC | Monday, June 15, 2009 | Paul Rincon
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15 posted on 08/20/2019 9:34:57 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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" "you have to be able to have a certain minimal level of technology, you need to be able to know when the fish are going to be coming up the rivers or going along the coast -- it's a fairly elaborate process,""

Just like the chimps known to fish with clubs? I suspect it was more like my dads sow that used to teach her piglets to fish in the spring creek because even the Mayans didn't have a calendar as advanced as that of the pig.

16 posted on 08/20/2019 9:35:36 AM PDT by gnarledmaw (Hive minded liberals worship leaders, sovereign conservatives elect servants.)
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To: SunkenCiv

Based on this book, archaeoligists recreate a Neanderthal fishing lure:

17 posted on 08/20/2019 9:35:43 AM PDT by gundog ( Hail to the Chief, bitches!)
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To: yesthatjallen
They invented the "cannonball". Neandertal descendants wrote the theme song for "Petticoat Junction", btw.

18 posted on 08/20/2019 9:36:27 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: SunkenCiv

Yep, I stand corrected. :)

I found the rope maker to be one of the most significant finds to date, This is a HUGE jump in technological innovation compared to what was assumed to be capable at that timeline.

At first I was skeptical about their interpretation of this tool. Then I looked at it further and realized that anyone who knows rope or cordage can spot the telltale confirmation.

Especially if one has ever hand twisted cordage such as a Flemish twist bow string. Do you see this in how it is made?


19 posted on 08/20/2019 9:36:33 AM PDT by Openurmind
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To: 4yearlurker

https://untappd.com/NeanderthalBrewing


20 posted on 08/20/2019 9:39:57 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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