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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"...

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


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

Hall & Oates wept...


21 posted on 05/09/2021 12:54:22 AM PDT by Salamander (Salamander has barbaric tendencies.../Gundog)
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To: blueplum

Well if he “remains unearthed”, oughtn’t they exhume him?


22 posted on 05/09/2021 2:07:23 AM PDT by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing);)
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To: blueplum

The Italian’s have been hiding the founder of their pure (one of 13 in the world) bloodlines.


23 posted on 05/09/2021 4:41:04 AM PDT by Jumper
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To: outofsalt

...and Elvis remains outside the building.


24 posted on 05/09/2021 4:42:26 AM PDT by Fester Chugabrew (No audit. No peace.)
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To: blueplum
Neanderthal chicks are easy.


25 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...)
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To: central_va

They gotta be, otherwise...


26 posted on 05/09/2021 4:53:16 AM PDT by Adder ("Can you be more stupid?" is a question, not a challenge.)
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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... 😀

27 posted on 05/09/2021 5:03:29 AM PDT by Deplorable American1776 (Rest In PEACE, Rush H. Limbaugh III. You are missed already...)
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To: blueplum

NLM - Neanderthal Lives Matter


28 posted on 05/09/2021 5:40:14 AM PDT by Chainmail (Remember - that half the people you meet are below average intelligence)
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To: central_va

A press pass?.


29 posted on 05/09/2021 10:12:36 AM PDT by Vaduz (women and children to be impacIQ of chimpsted the most.)
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To: blueplum; Trillian
hyenas were why neantherthals couldn’t have nice things

Like life?

They could reintroduce lions at the same time ... to keep the hyenas in check. :)

30 posted on 05/09/2021 5:43:42 PM PDT by TigersEye (Will the Younger Dryas Impact you? )
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