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Clothing optional may not be way of historical human
Philadelphia Inquirer ^
| July 16, 2006
| Faye Flam
Posted on 07/17/2006 4:46:53 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
About 1.7 million years ago the human ancestor homo erectus stayed warm in Europe by throwing on smelly skins of dead animals. By the time the much more human Neanderthals dominated Europe around 300,000 years ago, they were wearing more fitted, more tailored leather clothes, Adovasio said. Modern humans emerged in Africa around 130,000 years ago. By the time we got to Europe around 45,000 years ago, we were far beyond the stereotypical cave-wear.
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TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
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To: SunkenCiv
Neanderthals...were wearing more fitted, more tailored leather clothes
Homo metrosexualensis?
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07/17/2006 11:45:47 AM PDT
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BJClinton
(What happens on Free Republic, stays on Google.)
To: Zechariah_8_13
It's a photo of me as a teenager...it was just a passing phase, don't worry...
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07/17/2006 12:41:36 PM PDT
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Andonius_99
(They [liberals] aren't humans, but rather a species of hairless retarded ape.)
To: ClearCase_guy
And eating grilled salmon with mango salsa. And snappy dressers, too, although a bit quick to take offense.
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07/17/2006 10:06:10 PM PDT
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Pelham
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To: Pelham
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07/21/2006 2:24:12 AM PDT
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marsh2
To: marsh2
I think you have discovered their hideout.
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07/21/2006 7:54:16 PM PDT
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Pelham
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