Neanderthals used feathers as 'personal ornaments'

bbc ^ | 17 September 2012 | Paul Rincon

[blueunicorn6]

Ahhhhh.....sweet Felicia......she had a tattoos all over her body of national parks......you shoulda seen the Grand Canyon......it was majestic.....it made me cry......

[SunkenCiv]

The Neandertal Enigma
by James Shreeve
in local libraries

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]

KEYWORDS: neandertal; neandertals; neanderthal; neanderthals

[SunkenCiv]

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[null and void]

Bottom line: Can't see why this is such a reckoning.

Which creatures use artificial ornamentation on their own bodies?

[a fool in paradise]

Works for me.

[a fool in paradise]

Apparently the Bird of Paradise flew up his nose.

[a fool in paradise]

Maybe Neanderthal HAD feathers.

Not in the pictures I've seen.

[DManA]

I think you found a picture of the ANCESTORS of the Neanderthals.

[colorado tanker]

Don't forget Miss Sally Rand . . .

[SunkenCiv]

The portrayal of her doing that feather dance in “The Right Stuff” was one of the highlights of that film, still the best of the genre.

[null and void]

It was a serious question. Only humans decorate their own bodies as a means of attracting the opposite sex.

This means Homo neanderthalensis truly was a member of the human races.

[Towed_Jumper]

“Juan Jose Negro, director of the Donana Biological Station in Seville, Spain...”

“Juan Jose Negro?” ...now that’s some serious affirmitive action in action right there.