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American Neanderthal?
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| 02-18-2000
Posted on 01/21/2002 5:30:59 AM PST by blam
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Repost of an old article. There are no skeletons/evidence of American Indians/Native Americans (as we know them today) that are older than 6,000 years old in the Americas.
There will be a one hour special, "Neanderthals On Trial", on PBS, 1-22-2002.
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01/21/2002 5:30:59 AM PST
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blam
To: blam
"Scale down the heavy teeth, jaws and brow of the Neanderthal and you have a European, he said. "Or the Junior Senator from New York.
To: blam
One theory has it that Europeans derive larger noses, lighter skin, blonde hair, and more body hair -- among other adaptations for colder climates -- from Neanderthals. Presumably, the superior Cro-Magnon invaders killed the Neanderthal men and mated with the women.
To: blam
The baffling 9,300-year-old Kennewick Man, whose skeleton was unearthed in 1996 in Washington state, looks so European because he had Neanderthal roots, a scientist said today.
Maybe it's baffling because there is something wrong with the ability to date these bodies. Or maybe it's baffling because Neanderthals aren't real.
To: blam
Try this out. When the first skull of was found in the Neandethal region, it was taken to a medical doctor who diagnosed the person as having severe ricketts, a bone deformity condition caused by a lack of vitamin D.
To: blam
It is a controversial theory because most scientists believe that Neanderthals were an evolutionary dead-end...There ya go - evolutionary "science" is a belief system.
To: blam
American Neanderthal? So? I've been compared to a Neanderthal on various occasions ... ;)
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01/21/2002 5:53:40 AM PST
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BluH2o
To: Blood of Tyrants
"Try this out. When the first skull of was found in the Neandethal region, it was taken to a medical doctor who diagnosed the person as having severe ricketts, a bone deformity condition caused by a lack of vitamin D." Yup. The lack of a sufficent amount of vitamin D was the driving force for lighter skinned humans.
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01/21/2002 6:01:42 AM PST
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blam
To: blam
But there IS evidence that there were humans here before 10,000 years ago...whatever their origin. I think the 'midland' man (who was really a woman) is one example. There were others somewhere in southern California. By the way, I see no conflict between evolution and religion. Am amazed by those who are threatened by that branch of academia which studies evolution.
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01/21/2002 6:16:41 AM PST
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Dudoight
To: Dudoight
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01/21/2002 6:20:48 AM PST
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blam
To: billorites
PLEASE! Let's not insult our ancestors! Besides, Neanderthal's did not have coffee-can ankles!
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posted on
01/21/2002 6:24:26 AM PST
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donozark
To: blam
Fascintating info. Thanks. Keep us informed!!
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01/21/2002 6:35:28 AM PST
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Dudoight
To: AD from SpringBay
Maybe it's baffling because there is something wrong with the ability to date these bodies. Or maybe it's baffling because Neanderthals aren't real. A theory I've heard is that Neanderthals were actually modern man who happened to live several hundred years. As a result of the long lifespan and the diet they had, the bone above the brows and the jaws built up to form a sort of "flying buttress" of bone to assist in the chewing of the tough foods.
BTW--I agree with the date process. It's fatally flawed and doesn't give the correct date at all.
To: ShadowAce
The last I recall reading, the Neanderthals were around for about 250,000 years. I don't know what was their lifespan.
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01/21/2002 10:55:00 AM PST
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blam
To: blam
Evening bump.
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01/21/2002 3:37:11 PM PST
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blam
To: blam
Love these articles you post. You don't seem real big on ping lists but I would appriciate one thrown my way.
To: blam
He's quite obviously French, not Neanderthal. From the LaBarre area I would guess...
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01/21/2002 3:54:19 PM PST
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Redcloak
To: AD from SpringBay
Or maybe it's baffling because Neanderthals aren't real. Huh? Are they a figment of our collective imaginations?
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01/21/2002 4:02:39 PM PST
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Junior
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
"Gods, Graves, Glyphs"
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01/21/2002 4:02:50 PM PST
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blam
To: Blood of Tyrants
The first Neanderthal skeleton was of a middle-aged man with obvious problems. Later Neanderthal skeletons have included individuals without the physical problems of that first individual. Neanderthals have some definite physical differences from modern man, included different dentiture, and the angle at which the spinal cord enters the skull is different than Homo Sapien Sapien.
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01/21/2002 4:09:01 PM PST
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Junior
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