Posted on 02/06/2020 12:07:41 PM PST by Bob Ireland
In many ways, the last surviving Neanderthals are a mystery. But four caves in Gibraltar have given an unprecedented insight into what their lives might have been like.
Forty thousand years ago in Europe, we were not the only human species alive – there were at least three others. Many of us are familiar with one of these, the Neanderthals.
Fossil evidence shows that, towards the end, the final few were clinging onto survival in places like Gibraltar.
In recognition of this, Gibraltar received Unesco world heritage status in 2016. ... "They weren't just surviving," the Gibraltar museum's director of archaeology Clive Finlayson tells me of its inhabitants.
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"It was in some way Neanderthal city," he says. "This was the place with the highest concentration of Neanderthals anywhere in Europe."
Clive, along with his wife Geraldine and son Stewart, has been excavating these caves for many years. All three are scientists.
While the front part of the cave is relatively open the back is darker and splits off into several chambers. The caves remain cool in the summer and slightly warm in the colder months.
Remains from the cave suggest that they exploited seafood and marine mammals. This is unsurprising given new evidence published in January 2020 that suggests they could swim. There is even evidence that they hunted dolphins, says Clive Finlayson. How they did so remains unclear, but we do know they hunted – or scavenged – large game like woolly mammoths, woolly rhinos, deer and ibex. (Read about the drowned landscape where Neanderthals lived.)
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That's why they began cave paintings... all in good order!
After they discovered fracking, it was all over.
Probably raped and killed by teens
8^)
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In 19th century Turkey she might have had men killing themselves if she rejected them, well, maybe if she has a bushy moustache.
“How did the last Neanderthals live?”
Pretty much by themselves.
rwood
“Why do they always make Neanderthals ugly?”
Because they are different than us. And two things happen at that point, 1 - they create an appearance for people to mock, and 2 - people used their projection to insult people so they will be above them ion any way they can ponder. They aren’t around any more, so they are a tool. People are cruel. And in this case, stupid.
The Neanderthals built tools for protection like spears and used fire. And they didn’t have directions that could be accomplished by three year olds.
rwood
“We are Homo sapiens”
And Jihadis are Homo sappers?
Also relevant: What is the definition of a species?
Talk about from the Clan of the Cave Bear!
Yikes!
Mostly in front of a camera
The last I heard, they were still trying to figure out what went wrong with their Iowa Caucus.
They weren’t necessarily so ugly.
https://www.dundee.ac.uk/news/2018/neanderthal-brought-back-to-life-with-help-from-dundee-expert.php
And most humans alive today carry a few percent of Neanderthal DNA in their genomes!
Also original Neanderthal depictions tended to emphasize the “otherness” of them. In realty you could dress the up and take them out to dinner. It would look like you had some short “tough guy” friends. They would have dominated collegiate wrestling!
I’ll have the roast duck with mango salsa.
Again as I always do let me play you the song of my people!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCV6paTXyCU
“And most humans alive today carry a few percent of Neanderthal DNA in their genomes!”
What say you, Laz?
This has Gary Larson written all it.
“Damn it sure is lonely around here.”
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