Neanderthal 'face' found in Loire

BBC News ^ | 2 December, 2003 | Jonathan Amos

[Virginia-American]

This article is over two years old, but I'm sure I've never seen the "mask" before.

[Virginia-American]

((( ping )))

[tomzz]

Looks more like a cat than anything I could think of easily. You sure cats aren't capable of artwork?

[cripplecreek]

I think it's a stretch to determine that the thing should be considered an example of neanderthal artwork. It may have been worked by neanderthal hands but it may be nothing more than a chance result.

[Virginia-American]

One of the researchers said "...rather less clearly, an animal face, perhaps a feline?"

[CarolinaGuitarman]

placemarker

[blam]

We are Neanderthals.

[ml/nj]

And the "Old Man of the Mountain"

was really the prototype for Mt. Rushmore.

ML/NJ

[Physicist]

Who will be the first creationist to gripe about the inference of design?

[69ConvertibleFirebird]

This one's too easy. See the similarities:

[Physicist]

[Free ThinkerNY]

An example of modern Neanderthal art

[TXnMA]

Obviously a Ceremonial Object. </ARCHAEOLOGICAL/ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSIDE JOKE>

[calex59]

Let's see, chance can form something as complicated as the human eye, but not cause a bone splinter to be wedged in a block of flint, that takes a designer. Interesting how scientist can use certain things in different ways to prove a point.

[calex59]

Who will be the first creationist to gripe about the inference of design?

Well I am not a creationists(or IDer) but I did point out the hypocrisy of saying the bone splinter was wedged by a creator and chance couldn't have done it, while at the same time saying something as impossible as an eye forming by chance did happen. Just another day in the life of Darwinism. Let me repeat, I am not a creationist, or IDer, and I an NOT a Christian or any other type of religious person. I do however think Darwinists are full of Sh** on most of the theory and evidence shown to date. Thanks for listenting.

[Virginia-American]

Let's see, chance can form something as complicated as the human eye...

It can?

[CarolinaGuitarman]

" Well I am not a creationists(or IDer)"

RIIiiight.

"while at the same time saying something as impossible as an eye forming by chance did happen."

They is not impossible. Why would you says such a silly thing?

"Just another day in the life of Darwinism."

Sure, you're not a creationist/ID'er...

" Let me repeat, I am not a creationist, or IDer, and I an NOT a Christian or any other type of religious person."

SURE yer not. :)

" I do however think Darwinists are full of Sh** on most of the theory and evidence shown to date."

But you're not a creationist/ID'er... lol

"Thanks for listenting(sic)."

And thanks for the laughs! :)

[Virginia-American]

We've seen plenty of bones and pieces of wood and rock wedged together by people. Also, remember that there is evidence of the rock being deliberately flaked.

We've never seen an eye designed or made in any manner; they just grow.

[CarolinaGuitarman]

"They is not impossible."

That should have read, "The eye is not impossible."

[PatrickHenry]

Most interesting. But I think this is a blam thread rather than one for my ping list.