[SunkenCiv]

KEYWORDS: neandertal; neandertals; neanderthal; neanderthals

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]

[Alas Babylon!]

ESPECIALLY during Lent.

[yesthatjallen]

the findings may mean they fished far more frequently than the archaeological record suggests, the scientists behind the study published in journal PLOS One said.

Or they actually liked to bathe and a good romp in the water felt great or they learned basic hygiene or they found they could cool off on hot days by jumping in the water.

Or maybe they were in the water fishing.

[Vendome]

“you have to be able to have a certain minimal level of technology, you need to be able to know when the fish are going to be coming up the rivers or going along the coast — it’s a fairly elaborate process,” he said.

It’s not rocket science...

[Boogieman]

Neanderthals had larger brains than “modern” humans. Seems silly to assume they couldn’t figure out how to spear fish.