Posted on 09/14/2006 6:04:20 AM PDT by billorites
I don't understand evolution. If we (humans) evolved over millions of years, why did the Neandert(h)als die out 35,000 years ago? And if we were so similiar, why has human evolution excellerated (sp) to such a degree to allow us to be 'modern' man without any evolutionary changes over the past 35,000 years?
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The tooth is out there.
We actually never mature completely. Our maturation stops in early childhood, almost babyhood, but we continue to grow. Thus we are hairless, toothless, and weak as kittens even as adults. Even sexual maturity is very late. Any ape our size would have teeth and fur and be able to whup a grizzly with a stick.
There was an article around here a few weeks ago that provided some evidence for evolution of the human brain within the last 5,000 years. So...
Y'know, I think this topic is a little long in the tooth... let's see...
Neanderthal Teeth Grew No Faster Than Comparable Modern Humans'
Ohio State Research | Monday, September 19, 2005 | Staff
Posted on 09/19/2005 5:11:50 PM EDT by DaveLoneRanger
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1487528/posts
here's something pretty much unrelated, but old and in the way:
Scientists Discover Second Genus of Early Human
Source: Yahoo!
Published: March 21, 2001 Author: Adrian Blomfield
Posted on 03/21/2001 14:53:19 PST by D. Skippy
http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a3ab930df74bd.htm
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You'd better be denture of what you're talkin' about. ;')
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Some anthropology circles have posited that Neandertal genetics are visible in some populations in france and spain.
Post a link, if you have one - I would love to read it.
"We actually never mature completely"....
....our maturation stops in early childhood"
Yeah....I've had a few women tell me that.:<)
How about in the Romania/Bulgaria/eastern Balkans area?
CA....
So the word has not changed - the spelling is just catching up with the pronunciation.
It was in 1924 that the Germans completely restructured their written language to match pronunciation. "Neanderthal" has always been pronounced "Neandertal". It has never been pronounced (at least not properly) with the soft "th" sound, as that sound does not exist in the German Language.
But, the above poster thought it was a pronunciation shift, so I pointed out, it wasn't.
In fact, it was the LAST surviving silent letter in German. And now it is gone.
I wasn't arguing with you, just providing a bit more information.
Student dutifully removes his glesses, she grabs the back of his head, and slams his face into the desk.
That was the old germany, kind of like catholic school.
no longer exists.
The author is an orthodontist who studied and measured Neandertal teeth/jaws. I believe his conclusion is that Neanderthals had a long lifespan, thus a longer childhood. However, I've not read it all and don't know what all he speculates on. The whole title is Buried Alive, The Startling Truth About Neanderthal Man.
Ah - got it. Sounds fascinating.
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