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Neanderthals Listened to the World Much Like Us
The New York Times ^
| March 1, 2021
| Sabrina Imbler
Posted on 03/04/2021 12:23:11 PM PST by Hillarys Gate Cult
If you were somehow able to travel back in time some 130,000 years and chance upon a Neanderthal, you might find yourself telling them about some of humanity’s greatest inventions, such as spanakopita and TikTok. The Neanderthal would have no idea what you were saying, much less talking about, but they might be able to hear you perfectly, picking up on the voiceless consonants “t,” “k” and “s” that appear in many modern human languages
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TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: biden; epigraphyandlanguage; godsgravesglyphs; neandertal; neandertals; neanderthal; neanderthals
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03/05/2021 5:44:15 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: Jeff Chandler
Which goes to prove that back then -- like now -- some people would jump anything. We had that much in common with Neaderthals...
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03/05/2021 6:28:02 AM PST
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null and void
(The media decides what news you can see and NOT SEE. But don't you dare call 'em Not-Sees)
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