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A 51,000-year-old engraved bone reveals Neanderthals’ capacity for symbolic behaviour
Nature / Nature Ecology & Evolution ^
| July 05, 2021
| Dirk Leder et al
Posted on 07/19/2021 7:52:11 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
“...Neanderthals’ capacity for symbolic behaviour”
Well, THERE ya go!
They had leftists even way back then.
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posted on
07/19/2021 10:10:09 PM PDT
by
HKMk23
('Tis plain that People lose their Christianity with their Liberties. -- Thomas Bradbury, 1712)
To: Reily
Were they humans or different enough to be another specie of human?
I guess science is still trying to figure that one out.
To: The Antiyuppie
We also had numbers in our favor.
Their was a massive volcano in Italy about 40,000 years ago that probably tipped the scales against our cousins.
The nastiness was probably the final straw.
To: crusher2013
Well they’re Homo Sapien Neanderthalis we’re Homo Sapien Sapien. We interbred. So different species ? Probably not ! These boundaries are very poorly understood.
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07/20/2021 4:33:56 AM PDT
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Reily
To: The Antiyuppie
There is a school of thought that Neanderthals may have actually been smarter the Homo Sapiens, but our species may have been healthier, nastier, procreated more, or worked together better. Or just run faster. Neanderthals had shorter legs. Somebody who is able to run up, toss a spear, and run off would have an advantage.
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posted on
07/20/2021 4:40:09 AM PDT
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PapaBear3625
("Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities." -- Voltaire)
To: Reily
Well they’re Homo Sapien Neanderthalis we’re Homo Sapien Sapien. We interbred. If there was interbreeding, then they are not a separate species, they are a different race.
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07/20/2021 4:41:42 AM PDT
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PapaBear3625
("Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities." -- Voltaire)
To: PapaBear3625
Somewhat agree !
Like I said those boundaries are poorly understood.
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07/20/2021 5:05:14 AM PDT
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Reily
To: SunkenCiv
Notches for each woman they clubbed over the head with it and dragged to their cave?
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07/20/2021 6:07:27 AM PDT
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Pollard
To: Dusty Road
Where they come up with with these ritual or symbolic explanations is beyond me. I am sure there a a multitude of things that are beyond you and few are ritualistic or symbolic.
To: Lion Den Dan
Took you 5 days to come up with that? You’re getting better.
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