Neanderthal 'make-up' containers discovered

BBC ^ | Jan 9, 2009 | Unknown

[decimon]

Did Neanderthals wear make-up?

Scientists claim to have the first persuasive evidence that Neanderthals wore "body paint" 50,000 years ago.

The team report in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) that shells containing pigment residues were Neanderthal make-up containers.

Scientists unearthed the shells at two archaeological sites in the Murcia province of southern Spain.

The team says its find buries "the view of Neanderthals as half-wits" and shows they were capable of symbolic thinking.

Professor Joao Zilhao, the archaeologist from Bristol University in the UK, who led the study, said that he and his team had examined shells that were used as containers to mix and store pigments.

[BenLurkin]

Looks like my in-laws on Mrs. Lurkin’s side. Just saying you know.....

[familyop]

"I just don't see Neanderthal."

...referring to redheads? I don't either, of course, and love redheads. ...only saw the humor in those stories.

[dangus]

THAT’S IT! You went to my High School?

[mewzilla]

Jeez, I can finally see the need for manscaping....

[Godzilla]

The face that sent T-Rex running.

[Vaquero]

Jeez, I can finally see the need for manscaping....

Women!!

.....always tryin’ to change us...sheesh! ; )~

[SunkenCiv]

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	Gods Graves Glyphs	Thanks decimon for this topic and ping, and thanks Free ThinkerNY for the other one. The Neandertal Enigma by James Shreeve in local libraries 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] Just adding to the catalog, not sending a general distribution. To all -- please ping me to other topics which are appropriate for the GGG list. GGG managers are SunkenCiv, StayAt HomeMother, and Ernest_at_the_Beach
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[SunkenCiv]

The shells were coated with residues of mixed pigments

[Fred Nerks]

...Scientists unearthed the shells at two archaeological sites in the Murcia province of southern Spain...

[JoeProBono]

[SunkenCiv]

Excellent point!

[Fred Nerks]

..just want to see my ancestors receive credit for their artistic endeavours...make-up? What an insult!

[Pharmboy]

Geez...he looks like my grandpa Charlie...