A reconstructed Neanderthal skeleton, right, and a modern human skeleton
on display at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, Jan. 2003.
"Because they had better clothing, better technology(??) and a better mastery of fire, the humans were equipped to deal with it," Mellars said.
What kind of technology did they have back then??
Or does the aurthor have to be dramatic with his linguistic ability??
Better tools. The Neanderthals seem to have been reasonably intelligent but for some reason their tool-making skills remained static for hundreds of thousands of years, while humans made comparatively rapid advancements.
An example of ----dare I say the word????!!!--
EVOLUTION.
I'm sure "better technology" just means better tools, which would be very accurate. Modern humans did have better tools than other Neanderthals.
PS. Note the cracked skull of the Neanderthal.. ;)
It may have been low technology, but at the time it was literally "cutting edge."
Old news. The classic movie "Quest for Fire" vividly depicted this "discovery" years ago.
This is a valid question, perhaps the author failed to elaborate or was just fluffing the story a bit. I remember watching a anthropologist discuss the techniques on producing cutting blades from stone ( which isn't as easy as you would think ). One wonders if modern humans where just better at it - but I'd like to see the evidence.
In all likelihood he's including all technological advances: improved weapons, clothing, style of warfare, trapping, food storage/processing, etc. Granted, they didn't have cell phones but it's almost certain they had improved hunting/gathering techniques than Neanderthal.
Then what exactly do you call the 100 million muslim fascists living in the middle east today???????????????
Zippo?
"NOT COOL!"
Arbeit Macht Frei.
Spelling checkers??
Were any of them Jewish? We could be in big trouble ...
Modern humans — those anatomically the same as people today — were also better equipped to deal with a 6 degree Celsius (11 Fahrenheit) fall in temperatures around 40,000 years ago..."Because they had better clothing, better technology and a better mastery of fire, the humans were equipped to deal with it,"
>>>>Modern Humans Killed Off Neanderthals Quickly
Ding dong the dems are dead!
Wonder exactly how much of the Neanderthals skeleton was actually found, this "reconstruction" word seems a bit misleading?
Technology? Nets, traps, and shoes come to mind. Maybe fire-making and its attendant uses?
Possibly the biggest advantage was language, the jury's out on that but some scientists say Neandertals weren't effective speakers. But that isn't technology of course, only the ability to pass it along.
"Now go cut me a switch, boy." :)
They must have missed a few. After all, we still have Johnny Damon and the guy who drove the bus in "Speed" around, as proof.