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The Neandertal Enigma
by James Shreeve
Frayer'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]

1 posted on 12/30/2008 8:17:46 PM PST by SunkenCiv
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Ancient DNA Reveals Neandertals With Red Hair, Fair Complexions
Science Magazine | 2007-10-26 | Elizabeth Culotta
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2 posted on 12/30/2008 8:18:30 PM PST by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/_______Profile finally updated Saturday, December 6, 2008 !!!)
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3 posted on 12/30/2008 8:18:43 PM PST by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/_______Profile finally updated Saturday, December 6, 2008 !!!)
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so red heads should be considered a protective class and be listed as a minority and get special treatment since they are neanderthals.


5 posted on 12/30/2008 8:22:21 PM PST by MAD-AS-HELL (How does one win over terrorists? KILL them with UNKINDNESS)
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To: SunkenCiv

South Park had a field day with “gingers.” This would make for another hilarious episode.


6 posted on 12/30/2008 8:23:02 PM PST by buccaneer81 (Bob Taft has soiled the family name for the next century.)
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Did they have pupil-less eyes and say “hot alligator” and “leaping lizards” a lot?


8 posted on 12/30/2008 8:23:22 PM PST by Jeremiah2
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South Park Neanderthal Ginger Ping!


13 posted on 12/30/2008 8:26:52 PM PST by buccaneer81 (Bob Taft has soiled the family name for the next century.)
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Huh. I guess I'm a neandertal. I'll start checking other and writing that one in......
14 posted on 12/30/2008 8:27:14 PM PST by CindyDawg (I)
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To: SunkenCiv
I feel like watching the "Gingervitis" episode of South Park again.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pOQm7pEdTA

(Actually, I like redheads)

15 posted on 12/30/2008 8:28:07 PM PST by rmlew (The loyal opposition to a regime dedicated to overthrowing the Constitution are accomplices.)
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Eloi?


17 posted on 12/30/2008 8:32:31 PM PST by rockrr (Global warming is to science what Islam is to religion)
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"after humans separated from their common ancestor ... chimpanzees."

I DO NOT want to start an evolution argument here but.... Modern chimpanzees the ancestors of humans and Neanderthals? I don't think so. Evolutionary theory posits common ancestors to great apes and humans, but saying that humans descended from chimps is horribly sloppy science.

19 posted on 12/30/2008 8:34:55 PM PST by denydenydeny ("Banish Merry Christmas. Get ready for Mad Max.."-Daniel Henninger)
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"There's nary an animal alive that can outrun a greased Scotsman"
24 posted on 12/30/2008 8:37:34 PM PST by Tainan (Yeah, its confusing. But what else is there to do?...Merry Christmas!)
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Ginger hair - check - and freckles - check - Type O blood- not sure. Image and video hosting by TinyPic
25 posted on 12/30/2008 8:38:03 PM PST by Cyber Ninja (His legacy is a stain OnTheDress)
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35 posted on 12/30/2008 9:11:06 PM PST by Snickering Hound
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38 posted on 12/30/2008 9:19:58 PM PST by JoeProBono (Apparitions are in the eye of the beholder)
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To: SunkenCiv
Nothing will squash my belief that the cave women looked liked Barbara bach in a fur bikini poster I had on my bedroom wall as a kid.
40 posted on 12/30/2008 9:26:09 PM PST by NavyCanDo
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To: SunkenCiv
Case closed:


41 posted on 12/30/2008 9:28:33 PM PST by RightOnTheLeftCoast ([In the primaries, vote "FOR". In the general, vote "AGAINST". ...See? Easy.])
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To: SunkenCiv

Genesis 25:25
25 The first to come out was red, and his whole body was like a hairy garment; so they named him Esau. [a]

Footnotes:

Genesis 25:25 Esau may mean hairy ; he was also called Edom, which means red.

Genesis 27

11 Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, “But my brother Esau is a hairy man, and I’m a man with smooth skin. 12 What if my father touches me? I would appear to be tricking him and would bring down a curse on myself rather than a blessing.


47 posted on 12/30/2008 10:00:47 PM PST by Paperpusher
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O can donate to any blood type (universal donor) but can only receive type O in return.

Swing back to Neanderthal times: Neanderthal mother with pure Type O mates with other than O - fetus develops with type A (or B or AB) blood. Mother’s body forms antibodies attacking the A (or B or AB) as foreign substance - first child is born fine, but subsequent O to A (or B or AB) mating results in those same antibodies formed from first pregnancy, attacking fetal A (or B or AB) blood from second pregnancy.

Modern day: Mother requires transfusions to successfully carry subsequent pregnancies with same mate.

Back to neanderthal days: no transfusions avail, then death of mother or death of fetus? with subsequent mating to same mate.

Question to consider: Did crossbreeding with other than O blood types cause extinction of neanderthal female species (death from complications of pregnancy), or cause an inability of cross-bred females to carry to term (inability to provide subsequent generations of neanderthal) because of incompatibility of fetal blood type to maternal blood type?

best regards, blu


51 posted on 12/30/2008 10:22:08 PM PST by blueplum
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carrottop was a caveman!


58 posted on 12/31/2008 12:04:07 AM PST by GeronL (long lost freeper)
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And like red-haired stepchildren they were beaten.


61 posted on 12/31/2008 4:05:03 AM PST by 668 - Neighbor of the Beast (Problem id'd, opinion keyed in...now, what will you DO about it?)
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