Famous Cave Paintings Might Not Be From Humans

NPR.org ^ | June 15, 2012 | Christopher Joyce

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[freedumb2003]

Graffiti from ancient aliens?

[freedomlover]

Ogg: Ma look! - When Ogg put hand on wall Ogg sneeze!

Ogg’s Mother: O look now Ogg you’ve given yourself a nosebleed.

[smokingfrog]

or they're not as old as they think they are?

or they were made by extraterrestrials?

[Vaquero]

Neanderthals ARE humans and Europeans carry their DNA

[Bayard]

Oh yes...really

[panaxanax]

Looks like they were all right-handed.

[donhunt]

I have a business partner who is a Neanderthal.

[BipolarBob]

The first thing I thought of was that picture. I never get tired of it. really

[ckilmer]

the trouble with the neanderthal theory is that you see a lot of this rock art in north africa where modern humans hung out for many thousands of years before crossing over into europe.

[MrB]

So... spray paint was invented 30,000 years ago,
and these guys’ next invention was “GoJo” to get the stuff off the back of their left hand.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

She wonders why Neanderthals waited until about the time humans arrived to get the itch to paint.

If the DNA evidence is correct and they did interbreed, then why isn't it conceivable that the painting was learned behavior from 'modern' humans?

[MrB]

Amazing to examine, “from the outside”, the conclusions that folks reach based on their evolutionary, millions of years assumptions. And they don’t even understand that they HAVE assumptions.

[JRios1968]

[null and void]

[Bigh4u2]

I think there is a mystery being missed in this story..

Where did the ‘paint’ come from?

Being Neanderthals, how is it they ‘discovered’ how to make and use paint (or plant dye)?

Also, those are some really small fingers for a Neanderthal.

[count-your-change]

Another closer study revealed that right below the hand is a copyright sign and date. Details to follow.

[Sopater]

Neanderthals ARE humans and Europeans carry their DNA

I'll second that.

[Sopater]

Amazing to examine, “from the outside”, the conclusions that folks reach based on their evolutionary, millions of years assumptions. And they don’t even understand that they HAVE assumptions.

Because the alternative is simply unacceptable. ;-)

[allmendream]

Wolves and coyotes are generally agreed to be different species.

And yet there are many coyote populations that are 1-4% of wolf ancestry - much as most human populations are apparently of 1-4% of Neanderthal ancestry.

Wolves and coyotes are closely related.

Humans and Neanderthals were closely related.

But they are NOT the same species.