[SunkenCiv]

KEYWORDS: neandertal; neandertals; neanderthal; neanderthals

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]

[BeauBo]

Absorbed/bred into the Homo Spaien dominant culture? Neanderthal girls will do in a clinch - any Port in a storm.

[ckilmer]

probably homo sapiens ate the neanderthals. probably thought there were some health benefits. This was about the time the Aussie Aborigines were killing out the mega fauna in Australia. These big beasts had no experience with homo sapiens—unlike the big beasts of africa which grew up with homo sapiens.

[blam]

The Neanderthal Theory