Show Me the Transitional Forms!!

markystar — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 02:09:38 +0000

Came across this interesting article on anthropology.net. Seems to be more blurring of cultural lines between Neanderthals and Modern Humans… Actually, I learned a new phrase in this article “AMH” – Anatomically Modern Human. Interesting stuff. Not much to do with atheism…. so I apologize if the title of this post is a bit of a stretch.

http://anthropology.net/2009/09/16/neanderthal-hearths-at-el-salt-reveal-plant-and-fish-remains/

The article states that scientists

have discovered and analysed fat residues and other remains that indicate Neanderthals were not only cooking animals such as wild goat and deer, but quite possibly fish and vegetable matter too. Should the results be confirmed [it] would represent far earlier evidence for the dietary complexity of Neanderthals than those who occupied Gorham’s Cave, Gibraltar, and who were thought to have been eating mussels and dolphin around 25,000 years ago.

It seems the last Neanderthals were thought to have resorted to eating seafood as they were competing for resources with early Homo sapiens. But since this new site predates that era by such a long span of time, it turns the existing theory on its head.

Anyways, if you have interest in the lifestyles of early humanoid species, it’s a good read – albeit not a light one.

artist's concept of a neanderthal boy

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Show Me the Transitional Forms!!