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baldguy

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5. Who said Neanderthals weren't human?

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Fri Jun 15, 2012, 06:23 AM

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Famous Cave Paintings Might Not Be From Humans [View all] cali Jun 2012 OP

Hmmmm... Frank Cannon Jun 2012 #1

I came in here to see this posted. joshcryer Jun 2012 #10

Hmmmm... Frank Cannon Jun 2012 #2

Errr... but Neanderthals were a type of human. eShirl Jun 2012 #3

Entirely plausible DFW Jun 2012 #4

Is the museum accessible by public transportation? spinbaby Jun 2012 #16

Yes, several trains and buses from Dusseldor OldEurope Jun 2012 #20

Who said Neanderthals weren't human? baldguy Jun 2012 #5

"Science" "news" correspondants are, too frequently, Science-challenged. n/t eShirl Jun 2012 #6

And that actually goes for those who publish the AAAS "Science" magazine too muriel_volestrangler Jun 2012 #8

Apparently a sub-species or separate human species - TBF Jun 2012 #17

meh---it was Freepers. trumad Jun 2012 #7

Can't be. The lack of opposable thumbs would have given them away. tclambert Jun 2012 #11

Freepers aren't that talented. hobbit709 Jun 2012 #12

It's hard work misspelling a pictogram IDemo Jun 2012 #18

But they do manage to do it. hifiguy Jun 2012 #23

Eh, you give them too much credit. joshcryer Jun 2012 #13

Somebody needs to make the "You're not special" speech to the entire human species, tclambert Jun 2012 #9

Didn't know the tea party was into art. AnnieK401 Jun 2012 #14

does it really matter who painted the caves? madrchsod Jun 2012 #15

c'mon! republicans aren't artists! unblock Jun 2012 #19

I really doubt the Neanderthal possibility will hold up starroute Jun 2012 #21

Thanks for all that info! I'm just finishing Finlayson's "The Humans Who Went Extinct" ... eppur_se_muova Jun 2012 #24

Watch a Show that stated that Modern Humans and Neanderthals overlapped but not together happyslug Jun 2012 #26

Another obvious possibility slackmaster Jun 2012 #22

all white humans have Neanderthal blood librechik Jun 2012 #25

Possible, but unlikely cthulu2016 Jun 2012 #27

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