Our Species Mated With Other Human Species, Study Says

National Geographic ^ | March 6, 2002 | Hillary Mayell

[SunkenCiv]

heh heh... count on it...

"medved" posted so much from Shreeve (which author ultimately buys the whole Replacement master race theory) I'm surprised he never noticed this:

The Neandertal Enigma
by James Shreeve

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]

[TASMANIANRED]

I thinks this explains democrats.

They are throw backs.

[ValerieUSA]

Only 7 more posts to go!

[ApesForEvolution]

Man is not an animal species (I know, I know, it's 'debatable')...

[COBOL2Java]

Cain slew Able, then split to the wilderness where eventuaslly he hooked up with some woman(?)..........so who was she? The missing link?

Yes, God's punishment to Cain

[COBOL2Java]

The one on all fours is a Liger. Not sure about the others.

[Fedora]

"The headline itself is confusing. It assumes there is more than one human species."

Yes, that's one of the problematic underlying issues I was getting at. Anthropologists of different schools will define "human" differently depending on their philosophical perspective. Some models of human nature recognize a qualitative difference between human intelligence and animal psychology, others view these as a continuum so that physiological similarities become the defining characteristic of "species". It's difficult to resolve the type of issue the article raises without addressing such underlying issues.

[finnigan2]

I knew that if they kept casting about that they would eventually find another reason for the need for affirmative action programs.

[Snowy]

Often times modern humans of advanced old age in the present begin to resemble neanderthals.

Great. I turn 40 next month.

[ValerieUSA]

250!!!
GOAL

[blam]

Okay, 251.

[SunkenCiv]

I'd seen a Liger on Leno one time. The zoo / animal guy said the, uh, liaison happened while the animals were in captivity, and added that the Liger is sterile. I assumed that meant, always. (':

[Chani]

for when I have more time to read

[SunkenCiv]

Just an update. A whole topic about mating, hooda figured?