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Humans migrated from Europe to the Levant 40,000 years ago
Science Daily ^ | November 5, 2019 | Tel Aviv University

Posted on 11/10/2019 5:43:46 AM PST by Openurmind

Who exactly were the Aurignacians, who lived in the Levant 40,000 years ago? Researchers from Tel Aviv University, the Israel Antiquities Authority, and Ben-Gurion University now report that these culturally sophisticated yet mysterious humans migrated from Europe to the Levant some 40,000 years ago, shedding light on a significant era in the region's history.

The Aurignacian culture first appeared in Europe some 43,000 years ago and is known for having produced bone tools, artifacts, jewelry, musical instruments, and cave paintings. For years, researchers believed that modern man's entry into Europe led to the rapid decline of the Neanderthals, either through violent confrontation or wresting control of food sources. But recent genetic studies have shown that Neanderthals did not vanish. Instead, they assimilated into modern human immigrant populations. The new study adds further evidence to substantiate this theory.

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TOPICS: History; Science
KEYWORDS: aurignacian; aurignacians; chatelperronian; godsgravesglyphs; mousterian; multiregionalism; neandertal; neandertals; neanderthal; neanderthals; replacement; uluzzian
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To: G Larry

Yes, absolutely, within the general larger area which encompasses the Levant, Israel is not “carved out of it” on purpose for religious reasons, lol. When discussing early man cultures from the stand point of anthropology, all of the shores and inland areas adjacent to the Eastern Mediterranean are all considered the Levant. 40,000 years ago there were no formal religions, and no borders. Would the geographical labels “Eastern Steppes”, or “Iberia” used in the field of anthropology also be considered as denying? It is just a scientific term used by anthropologists for a general geographical area, no religious politics intended at all. I have absolutely no clue how you were able to dig that one out of your hat and turn it into politics about religion.


21 posted on 11/10/2019 7:36:05 AM PST by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: PIF

Yes, there is a post here on FR about this, They also recently found some teeth in a cave and did the DNA. One was identified as having all three. So this one here would be the second conformation of hybridization.


22 posted on 11/10/2019 7:43:29 AM PST by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: G Larry

Here is one of the Levant including Israel based on much later sources than Anthropologists refer to and a much smaller area, in fact, based on the bible it’s self.

https://www.thoughtco.com/maps-of-the-levant-119279


23 posted on 11/10/2019 7:48:52 AM PST by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: G Larry

General area.

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Early+man+in+prehistoric+Levant+maps&t=lm&iax=images&ia=images


24 posted on 11/10/2019 7:57:52 AM PST by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: Openurmind

have you ever heard of a ‘historian’ named Andrew Collins? I got one of his books yesterday which deals with the Denisovans.


25 posted on 11/10/2019 7:58:23 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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To: PIF

Hancock has mentioned him. There are some interesting things he proposes I would like to read more about myself. Be interested to find out what you think when you get done with it? :)


26 posted on 11/10/2019 8:04:16 AM PST by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: PIF

Hancock has quite a few of his articles I just found. :)

https://grahamhancock.com/author/andrew-collins/


27 posted on 11/10/2019 8:07:05 AM PST by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: Openurmind

Be a while, but if I catch you on some similar thread, I will.


28 posted on 11/10/2019 8:35:15 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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To: Openurmind

They aren’t articles but books.


29 posted on 11/10/2019 8:37:56 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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To: PIF

I understand, he writes books. But on Hancock’s page is his books list, but below that are also a few articles he shares on Graham’s site there.


30 posted on 11/10/2019 8:52:08 AM PST by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: Openurmind; StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; 24Karet; ...
Thanks Openurmind.

31 posted on 11/10/2019 8:53:06 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: SunkenCiv

As always my privilege, I think you will personally find both of those very interesting. :)


32 posted on 11/10/2019 9:02:01 AM PST by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: Pearls Before Swine

Believe the Arabs began their conquest of the Levant in 636 AD. They were not native to the region.


33 posted on 11/10/2019 9:03:32 AM PST by Bull Snipe
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To: Openurmind

Oh I looked at the wrong links which lead back to the same page.


34 posted on 11/10/2019 9:26:53 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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To: PIF

They are just teasers for his books but still interesting. :)


35 posted on 11/10/2019 9:30:54 AM PST by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: gleeaikin
The rest of the Aurignacian keyword, chrono sort:
And from our fine selection of keywords:

KEYWORDS: chatelperronian; mousterian; multiregionalism; replacement; uluzzian

36 posted on 11/10/2019 10:11:37 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: Openurmind
I think in this case interbreeding species to create “Mules” might come to mind as a comparison?

But, did the the Neanderthal/Homo Sapiens relationships yield any offspring capable of further offspring?

If so, the comparison to the mule is not correct. If offspring were capable of reproducing further, then, Neanderthals and Homo sapiens were of the same species.
37 posted on 11/10/2019 10:57:30 AM PST by adorno
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To: Openurmind
It's nice to see migration getting coverage again, although it's probablyh driven by open-borders politics. For a long while now historical and prehistoric mass migration was being branded as "myth".

38 posted on 11/10/2019 11:15:52 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: adorno

I’m going to guess most could not, or there was an extremely high infant mortality rate and just a few reproductions and births actually resulted. We are talking about a time line of tens of thousands of years. If given that amount of time to adapt and evolve, Mules might become fertile and be able to also reproduce at sometime in the future.


39 posted on 11/10/2019 11:18:11 AM PST by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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Campi Flegrei (eruption 39,000 years ago) keyword, sorted, edited a little:

40 posted on 11/10/2019 11:24:14 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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