Didn’t Neanderthals and Homo-sapiens mate together? I thought Neanderthals disappeared due to the mating and inter-breeding, and that Homo-sapiens became the dominant species. At least that was one theory.
I’ve been proposing for years - even here - that bigger-brained Neanderthal was so much smarter than Cro-Magnon man that the average Neanderthal group was as smart as the average college faculty. So while Cro-Magnon was getting on with tinkering, making improved tools and inventing (eventually) the steam engine, Neanderthal was considering transfinite numbers, forming small music appreciation socities and generally saying “Om,” to their eventual disadvantage.
Well, it’s a theory. ;^)
Webb Hubbell.
End of speculation.
Creationists have no problem with Neanderthals coexisting with other humans...just different theory as to when.
Great, now Neanderthals are clamoring to become an “oppressed minority” (like Muslims). Let’s hope they don’t join the Democrats and demand reparations for having all of their Water Buffalo taken by the “white man”.
The Neandertal EnigmaFrayer's own reading of the record reveals a number of overlooked traits that clearly and specifically link the Neandertals to the Cro-Magnons. One such trait is the shape of the opening of the nerve canal in the lower jaw, a spot where dentists often give a pain-blocking injection. In many Neandertal, the upper portion of the opening is covered by a broad bony ridge, a curious feature also carried by a significant number of Cro-Magnons. But none of the alleged 'ancestors of us all' fossils from Africa have it, and it is extremely rare in modern people outside Europe." [pp 126-127]
by James Shreeve
Earliest Known Human Had Neanderthal Qualities
Discovery News | Aug 22, 2008 | Jennifer Viegas
Posted on 08/22/2008 2:36:54 PM PDT by decimon
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