The Neandertal Enigma"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]
by James Shreeve
in local libraries
Hmmmm..no lumbar curvature.
Couldn’t help but notice that they spelled Neanderthal without the h.
I know that’s the proper German pronunciation, but we English speakers have always pronounced it with the th.
Carry on.
What they drew in their heads (like most modern scientists today - what they expected to find), was wrong. Neanderthals had no spinal lumbar curve ... what this means they are in the process of learning )no info yet).
The 2:02m video of Patrica Kramer explaining what they discovered. Very interesting points about the virtual lack of the lumbar curve in the Neanderthal reconstruction.
https://www.eurekalert.org/multimedia/pub/184263.php?from=410224