"We could have told you that."
Sounds like this anthropologist must be a Democrat.
"We could have told you that."
Neanderthals: 0
Homo Sapiens: 1
That about sums it up.
I knew that there had to be a reason I'm having these feelings of inadequacy.
And homosexuals are the norm while heterosexuals are the abberation...
"Everything that is down should up Ayup! And everything that is ayup SHOULD BE down!"
< /sarcasm >
I don't really understand your Congress, or your system of checks and balances.. because, as I said during the campaign - I'm just a caveman! I fell on some ice, and later got thawed out by scientists. But there is one thing I do know - we must do everything in our power to lower the Capitol Gains Tax. Thank you!
They're dead, Jim.
Better odd man out than odd man dead.
"Anthropologist: Neanderthals More Normal Than We Are"
So that is what "progressive" means. I was always wondering just where Libs were progressing to, now I can see it. What idiots!
Does this mean we're adopted ?
Just another theory. Probably had a grant that needed to be renewed.
I posted the Nebraska man illustration for fun. In general, it is a reminder than one should not speculate too wildly, and a little humility about "scientific" claims is in order.
The posted article seems pretty sound, IMHO.
GGG ping
Not likely. Neanderthal was NEVER an ancestor of modern man. I know that's blasphemy to many, but look these up if you disagree:
Matthias Krings et al., "Neanderthal DNA Sequences and the Origin of Modern Humans," Cell 90 (1997)-30
Matthias Krings et al., "DNA Sequence of the Mitochondrial Hypervariable Region II from the Neanderthal Type Specimen," Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 96 (1999): 5581-85
Igor V. Ovchinnikov et al., "Molecular Analysis of Neanderthal DNA from the Northern Caucasus," Nature 404 (2000): 490-93
Matthias Krings et al., "A View of Neanderthal Genetic Diversity," Nature Genetics 26 (2000): 144-46.
Ralf W. Schmitz et al., "The Neanderthal Type Site Revisited: Interdisciplinary Investigations of Skeletal Remains from the Neander Valley, Germany," Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 99 (2002): 13342-47.
The (mitochondrial) DNA sequences were from five specimens from widely separated sites over a period of years.
According to the DNA, Neanderthal was NOT a human ancestor.
Funny you don't hear much about this, isn't it?
The Neandertal EnigmaFrayer'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]
by James Shreeve