Neanderthals, Sapiens, and #Mandrin Cave

Dr Chris Stringer's thoughts on a modern human incursion into Neanderthal territories ~54,000 years ago at Grotte Mandrin, France

Are they without doubt made by Neanderthals?

OSL dating indicates #LaRocheCotard were made ~ 57±3 Kya. Yet, evidence of Sapiens presence at #Mandrin is ~54 Kya. Uncomfortably close.

The earliest Neanderthal engravings on cave walls
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VsK3JcuZnU&t=1s

J’avais eu l’occasion de tester un #RotaryRoller de chez Ortur . L’appareil était basé sur 2 rouleaux entraînés par un moteur pas à pas et une courroie. Ortur vient de réviser sa copie et de sortir un petit bijou que Sinis m’a confié pour l’essayer. C’est un #mandrin très sérieux du point de vue des réglages et la stabilité, directement entraîné par le moteur pas à pas. Le tout magnifiquement réalisé en aluminium.
https://www.framboise314.fr/ortur-mandrin-rotatif-rotary-chuck-pour-graveur-laser-yrc1-0/

#Mandrin

#Thorin has implications for resolving competing hypotheses about causes of Neanderthals’ disappearance.

A late Neanderthal reveals genetic isolation in their populations before extinction
Ludovic Slimak @Tommyhigham et al
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.04.10.536015v1.full

The age of archery in Europe

This recent discovery from the #Mandrin cave, pushes back the origin of mechanically propelled weapons in Eurasia by 40,000 years.

The Earliest Modern Humans Mastered Bow Hunting 54,000 Years Ago
https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/the-earliest-modern-humans-mastered-bow-hunting-54-000-years-ago

#Mandrin
New archaeological research suggests Homo sapiens used bows and arrows 54,000 years ago in present-day France

Archery May Have Arrived in Europe Thousands of Years Earlier Than Thought
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archery-may-have-arrived-in-europe-thousands-of-years-earlier-than-thought-180981690/

Ältester Beleg für Pfeil und Bogen in Europa. 54.000 Jahre alte Pfeilspitzen stammen von den ersten Homo-sapiens-Einwanderern. #Archaeologie #Pfeilspitzen #Mandrin #Homosapiens https://www.scinexx.de/news/archaeologie/aeltester-beleg-fuer-pfeil-und-bogen-in-europa/

The earliest evidence of humans and alternating occupation with Neanderthals.

Modern human incursion into Neanderthal territories 54,000 years ago at #Mandrin, France
Ludovic Slimak @Tommyhigham @Katerina__Douka @ChrisStringer65 et al
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abj9496

Is there a good pinyin to #Chinese character keyboard for Linux? Similar to how you type Chinese on Android? #mandrin