[SunkenCiv]

• Neanderthals are almost TWICE as old as first thought: DNA suggests emerged 700,000 years ago

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]

KEYWORDS: neandertal; neandertals; neanderthal; neanderthals

[wildbill]

“Neanderthals emerged 700,000 years ago.”

Which brings to mind the old question: What was there before the universe emerged?

[cyborg]

I found him first. I called him Daddy Joe and he had more hair on his back than the ones in Clan of the Cave Bear.