Homo_neanderthalensis_skull Type post Author Günter Bechly Date August 16, 2024 CategoriesHuman Origins and AnthropologyPaleontology Tagged , antibiotics, body decoration, burial, cave art, compassion, Darwin critics, Darwinian evolution, Down syndrome, fire, gene pool, genetic admixture, glue, Homo sapiens, humankind, jewelry, music, Neanderthals, painkillers, Science (journal), Spain, stone circles Fossil Friday: Human Nature of Neanderthals Supported Again Günter Bechly August 16, 2024 Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology 9 Extended caregiving for a strongly disabled child is a highly non-Darwinian behavior that indeeds suggests compassion on a level only found in humans. Read More ›
Neanderthal skull Type post Author Günter Bechly Date February 2, 2024 CategoriesAnatomyHuman Origins and AnthropologyPaleontology Tagged , antibiotics, behavior, body decoration, cave art, cavemen, Fossil Friday (series), gene pool, genetic admixture, glue, Homo neanderthalensis, Homo sapiens, Homo sapiens neanderthalensis, human nature, human uniqueness, jewelry, Neanderthals, ochre, painkillers, seafood, stone circles, Svante Pääbo, Thomas Huxley, University of Toronto Fossil Friday: New Evidence for the Human Nature of Neanderthals Günter Bechly February 2, 2024 Anatomy, Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology 17 What is at stake is not just some esoteric species problem in the ivory tower, but the very question of human nature and human uniqueness. Read More ›
Neanderthal Musuem Type post Author Denyse O’Leary Date June 17, 2023 CategoriesHuman Origins and AnthropologyNeuroscience & MindPaleontology Tagged , 23andMe, Clive Finlayson, Germany, glue, Homo sapiens, human origins, intelligence, Michael Shermer, Middle Palaeolithic, missing links, Neanderthals, ScienceAlert, University of Tübingen Researchers: Neanderthals Invented Process to Produce Birch Tar Denyse O’Leary June 17, 2023 Human Origins and Anthropology, Neuroscience & Mind, Paleontology 6 The tar can be used for glue, bug repellent, and killing germs. This finding tracks growing recognition of Neanderthals as intelligent. Read More ›