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Neanderthals May Have Taught Humans to Join a "Cult" 130,000 Years Ago
Inverse ^ | April 29, 2019 | Sarah Sloat

Posted on 12/20/2021 12:48:47 PM PST by SunkenCiv

Another sort of human once lived in the Altai Mountains as well... the Neanderthals. In a study titled “Neanderthals and the cult of the Sun Bird,” published this month in Quaternary Science Reviews, a team of anthropologists reveals that Neanderthals trapped and hunted golden eagles at least 130,000 years ago. Arguably, this means that Neanderthals were the first humans to practice catching these eagles with seven-foot wingspans, a behavior that the researchers think modern humans later learned from Neanderthals.

After combing through previous research on sites where Neanderthals lived, the four-person team — three of which are a family of scientists — noted the remains of golden eagles have been found at 26 sites. These were not the only birds the Neanderthals captured; bones belonging to vultures, other eagle species, ravens, and jackdaws have been found at Neanderthal sites as well. Because golden eagles nest at difficult-to-reach cliff edges, it’s theorized that Neanderthals ambushed and caught them when they flew down to feast on carcasses.

The golden eagle seemingly was a bird of special importance to the Neanderthals. It’s the bird of prey they captured most frequently, and the way it was butchered indicates that it wasn’t sought out purely for food. Importantly, the discovered golden eagle wing bones have cut marks along them. Wing bones contain little meat, so the idea is that what was being sourced were their feathers. Additionally, the bones also contain cut marks between the legs and feet, a sign that the Neanderthals were removing claws and talons. Golden eagle jewelry specifically hasn’t been found, but white-tailed eagle jewelry has, so it’s likely the feathers served a similar purpose...

It’s the national symbol of five countries and plays a role in the mythology of the Celts, Norse, Romans, and Greeks.

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TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: faithandphilosophy; godsgravesglyphs; goldeneagles; neandertal; neandertals; neanderthal; neanderthals; sarahsloat; sunbird
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To: SunkenCiv

Neanderthal were very progressive for their era.🧐


21 posted on 12/20/2021 1:31:12 PM PST by Leep (Freedom: "What's the big deal" -joe biden)
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To: SunkenCiv

This is dumb. Are they testing the limits of our gullibility?


22 posted on 12/20/2021 1:31:42 PM PST by refreshed (But we preach Christ crucified... 1 Corinthians 1:23)
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To: G Larry
Exactly what is the supposed difference between Neanderthals and Humans?

Neanderthals ARE Humans!!

Heavier bone structure, lower forehead with prominent eyebrow ridges, slightly larger brain capacity but structured with less forebrain, chinless jaw, probably greater muscle mass than most modern humans. But more like us than like an ape.

23 posted on 12/20/2021 1:46:22 PM PST by JimRed (TERM LIMITS, NOW! Militia to the border! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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To: refreshed

It isn’t dumb, and no, they’re not.


24 posted on 12/20/2021 2:42:15 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: SunkenCiv
Well, this one homo sapien wasn't suckered into the eagle cult...


25 posted on 12/20/2021 3:01:02 PM PST by nicollo
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To: nicollo

That’s right. Of course, he’d probably have preferred turkey over eagle at Thanksgiving, if he’d ever tried it, I think most would.


26 posted on 12/20/2021 3:08:57 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: refreshed
Are they testing the limits of our gullibility?

That is precious. Simply precious.

27 posted on 12/20/2021 3:19:40 PM PST by GingisK
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To: Dilbert San Diego

One characteristic included in the definition of species is that difference species cannot breed together.
Also, I had the impression that Neanderthals, Cro Magnon Man,
Homo Erectus, Australopithecus(sp?) not smart and would not be able form cults!


28 posted on 12/20/2021 3:21:11 PM PST by jimfr
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To: SunkenCiv

29 posted on 12/20/2021 6:40:21 PM PST by Sawdring
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To: G Larry

Exactly what is the supposed difference between Neanderthals and Humans?

Neanderthals would not vote for Biden or any other Democrat.


30 posted on 12/28/2021 12:55:18 PM PST by Lion Den Dan
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