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Neanderthal remains unearthed in Italian cave
BBC News ^
| 08 May 2021
| staff
Posted on 05/08/2021 8:24:38 PM PDT by blueplum
Archaeologists in Italy have discovered the remains of nine Neanderthals who may have been hunted by hyenas, in a prehistoric cave south-east of Rome.
The fossilized bones, which include skull fragments and broken jawbones, were found in the Guattari Cave in the coastal town San Felice Circeo....
...Mario Rolfo, a professor of archaeology at Tor Vergata University, said most of the Neanderthals had been killed by hyenas and dragged back to their cave den as food.
"Neanderthals were prey for these animals," the Guardian quoted him as saying. "Hyenas hunted them, especially the most vulnerable, like sick or elderly individuals."
Italian Culture Minister Dario Franceschini described the find as "an extraordinary discovery which the whole world will be talking about"...
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; History; Science
KEYWORDS: ancientautopsies; anthropology; godsgravesglyphs; history; hyenas; italy; neandertal; neandertals; neanderthal; neanderthals; prehistory; rome; science
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To: null and void
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posted on
05/09/2021 12:54:22 AM PDT
by
Salamander
(Salamander has barbaric tendencies.../Gundog)
To: blueplum
Well if he “remains unearthed”, oughtn’t they exhume him?
To: blueplum
The Italian’s have been hiding the founder of their pure (one of 13 in the world) bloodlines.
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posted on
05/09/2021 4:41:04 AM PDT
by
Jumper
To: outofsalt
...and Elvis remains outside the building.
To: blueplum
Neanderthal chicks are easy.
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posted on
05/09/2021 4:47:40 AM PDT
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
To: central_va
They gotta be, otherwise...
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posted on
05/09/2021 4:53:16 AM PDT
by
Adder
("Can you be more stupid?" is a question, not a challenge.)
To: blueplum
That's nothing... There's Neanderthals still living... Nancy Pelosi, Maxine Waters, Joe Biden and other Swamp Creatures...
Oops, I think I insulted Neanderthals... They are smarter than Democrats and RINOs... 😀
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posted on
05/09/2021 5:03:29 AM PDT
by
Deplorable American1776
(Rest In PEACE, Rush H. Limbaugh III. You are missed already...)
To: blueplum
NLM - Neanderthal Lives Matter
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posted on
05/09/2021 5:40:14 AM PDT
by
Chainmail
(Remember - that half the people you meet are below average intelligence)
To: central_va
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posted on
05/09/2021 10:12:36 AM PDT
by
Vaduz
(women and children to be impacIQ of chimpsted the most.)
To: blueplum; Trillian
hyenas were why neantherthals couldn’t have nice thingsLike life?
They could reintroduce lions at the same time ... to keep the hyenas in check. :)
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05/09/2021 5:43:42 PM PDT
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TigersEye
(Will the Younger Dryas Impact you? )
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