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Early Human Dined on Young Neanderthal
Discvery News ^
| May 21, 2009
| Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News
Posted on 06/24/2009 1:57:09 PM PDT by jmcenanly
Sometime between 28,000 and 30,000 years ago, an anatomically modern human in what is now France may have eaten a Neanderthal child and made a necklace out of its teeth, according to a new study that suggests Europe's first humans had a violent relationship with their muscular, big-headed hominid ancestors.
The evidence, which includes teeth and a carefully butchered jawbone from a site called Les Rois in southwestern France, could represent the world's first known biological proof for direct contact between the two human groups.
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TOPICS: Science
KEYWORDS: cavemen; creation; dietandcuisine; dinodiner; evolution; freepun; godsgravesglyphs; helixmakemineadouble; junkscience; neandertal; neandertals; neanderthal; neanderthals; oldearthspeculatin; oldearthspeculation; paleontology; piltdownman
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This is about as cold as a cold case can get, all the way back to the Ice age.
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posted on
06/24/2009 1:57:10 PM PDT
by
jmcenanly
To: jmcenanly
France eh? I wonder what they ate first?
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posted on
06/24/2009 1:59:02 PM PDT
by
DogBarkTree
(Support The American Tea Party)
To: jmcenanly
YECers quoting World Weekly News creationist sites in 3...2...1... (getting my popcorn)
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posted on
06/24/2009 1:59:39 PM PDT
by
freedumb2003
(Communism comes to America: 1/20/2009. Keep your powder dry, folks. Sic semper tyrannis)
To: jmcenanly
mmmmmmmm Neanderthal! (In my best Homer Simpson voice)
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posted on
06/24/2009 2:02:20 PM PDT
by
TexasTransplant
(NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSET)
To: jmcenanly
The evidence, which includes teeth and a carefully butchered jawbone from a site called Les Rois in southwestern France, could represent the world's first known biological proof for direct contact between the two human groups. I'm confused. I thought the one group evolved from the other group, which would be "proof" that they had direct contact, as the mutated versions of the 2nd group would have coexisted for years within the 1st group while they continued mutating in the new human group.
To: jmcenanly
Yeah, well eat me!
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posted on
06/24/2009 2:03:45 PM PDT
by
dblshot
To: jmcenanly
It certainly speaks to the state of mind of the modern humans. Recognized the Neanderthals as a separate species so available for the menu.
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posted on
06/24/2009 2:03:45 PM PDT
by
fortunate sun
(Tell me what books you want to ban and I'll tell you what type of politics you hold.)
To: jmcenanly
To: jmcenanly
>>a Neanderthal child
Bratwurst.
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posted on
06/24/2009 2:12:11 PM PDT
by
swarthyguy
("We may be crazy in Pakistan, but not completely out of our minds," ISI Gen. Ahmed Shujaa Pasha)
To: fortunate sun
What about homo sapien cannibals?
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posted on
06/24/2009 2:12:57 PM PDT
by
FFranco
(To be stupid, and selfish, and to have good health are the three requirements for happiness.)
To: swarthyguy
That’s really, really bad! I love it! LOL.
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posted on
06/24/2009 2:16:53 PM PDT
by
Bernard Marx
("Civilizations die by suicide, not from murder" Toynbee)
To: Winstons Julia
tastes like chickenMore like pterodactyl. ;0)
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posted on
06/24/2009 2:18:45 PM PDT
by
paulycy
(Liberal DOUBLE-STANDARDS are HATE speech.)
To: jmcenanly
suggests Europe's first humans had a violent relationship with their muscular, big-headed hominid ancestors I guess that's pretty violent.
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posted on
06/24/2009 2:18:58 PM PDT
by
CaptRon
To: swarthyguy
BratwurstA stinker! PU!!! LOL
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posted on
06/24/2009 2:19:15 PM PDT
by
NoPrisoners
("When in the course of human events...")
To: CharlesWayneCT
Oh, one group didn’t evolve from the other. They just had a common ancestor somewhere along the way. (At least, that seems to be the standard answer.)
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posted on
06/24/2009 2:20:41 PM PDT
by
MEGoody
(Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.)
To: SunkenCiv
Tonight...we dine on neanderthal ping!
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posted on
06/24/2009 2:23:26 PM PDT
by
bamahead
(Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master. -- Sallust)
To: jmcenanly
The other, other, other white meat! I knew we were just a bunch of cannibals.
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posted on
06/24/2009 2:24:54 PM PDT
by
NoPrisoners
("When in the course of human events...")
To: Winstons Julia
Neanderthal-The OTHER white meat.
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posted on
06/24/2009 2:26:08 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: jmcenanly
1) A cut jawbone and a necklace of teeth is not strong evidence that the Neanderthal was eaten.
2) Early French Dahlmer, one cannibal does not indict all early French as canibals.
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posted on
06/24/2009 2:34:49 PM PDT
by
DannyTN
To: DannyTN
How the hell do you get “cannibal”.....out of a necklace???
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