Neanderthals. “Their tools and weapons are more unique than ours. As creatures, they were far more creative than us.
#neanderthals
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/sep/10/ludovik-slimak-neanderthal-hunter-reinterprets-our-prehistory

#Humans faced a #closecall with #extinction nearly #1millionyearsago
The human population may have lingered at about 1,300 for more than 100,000 years
That population bottleneck could have fueled the divergence between #modernhumans, #Neanderthals and #Denisovans.
Previous research suggested that modern humans originated about 300,000 years ago in Africa.
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/humans-faced-a-close-call-with-extinction-nearly-a-million-years-ago

Neanderthals, our ancient relatives, were not just primitive beings. Recent engravings and objects found in archaeological sites indicate they possessed cognitive abilities on par with Homo sapiens. Evidence of cave art and the conscious use of pigments suggest their capacity for abstract thinking and artistic creativity. #Neanderthals #CognitiveSophistication #ArchaeologicalDiscoveries

https://www.anthropology.net/p/unveiling-the-artistic-side-of-neanderthals?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=HariTulsidas%2Fmagazine%2FMind+and+Matter#:~:text=Discover%20more%20from%20Anthropolog

Besides our discussion session #s515, two further sessions in the afternoon at #EAA2023 are:
1) #s380 #neanderthals of the North: Agency, Ecology & Climate in Challenging Landscapes organised by: Gianpiero Di Maida, Karen Ruebens, Andrzej Wiśniewski & Marcel Weiß. 14:00-16:00, Graduate School TR 7
2) #s357 Connecting a Continent: New Data on Central Asia from the #Mesolithic to Bronze Age organised by Paula Dupuy, Yoshihiro Nishiaki & Svetlana Shnayder – 14:00-18:30, Peter Froggatt Centre 2017

Neanderthals built weird structures inside a cave in France; we don’t know why. The structures are made from hundreds of broken stalagmites arranged in circular patterns, dating back to at least 176,000 years ago. This is the oldest evidence of human construction ever found, and it shows that Neanderthals had complex cognitive abilities and social organization. #Neanderthals #CaveArt #AncientMystery https://www.iflscience.com/neanderthals-built-weird-structures-inside-this-cave-and-we-dont-know-why-70169?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=HariTulsidas%2Fmagazine%2FMind+and+Matter

Scientists Resurrect #Extinct Animal Frozen for 46,000yr in #Siberia
The microscopic #nematodes were successfully woken from a state of suspended animation after researchers found them in the permafrost, or frozen soil. #Radiocarbon analysis revealed that they hail from a #prehistoric era when #Neanderthals and dire wolves still roamed the world, and that they belong to a functionally extinct species called Panagrolaimus kolymaensis that was previously unknown to science
https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7e397/scientists-resurrected-an-extinct-animal-frozen-for-46000-years-in-siberia

An entirely new archaic human species dating back 300,000 years has been found in East #China. This individual has distinct features not seen in modern humans, #Neanderthals, or Denisovans.

Join Dr. Kathleen Fuller to discuss Neanderthals in the Indus Valley
Time: Thursday 03 Aug 9:00 AM CDT
Link: https://on.mentza.com/circles/68642
#anthropology #Archaeology #Neanderthals #dranthtalks #mentza #indusvalley

Humans, Neanderthals, robots and rights https://www.ethicalpsychology.com/2023/07/humans-neanderthals-robots-and-rights.html #sophistocation #AnimalRights #Intelligence #Neanderthals #RobotRights #Animals #Rights #AI

Neanderthals may have spoken a language similar to modern humans, according to a new study. The researchers analyzed the shape and size of Neanderthal skulls and found evidence of a complex vocal tract. This suggests that Neanderthals could produce a range of sounds and communicate effectively with each other.

#Neanderthals #Language #Evolution

https://www.iflscience.com/what-type-of-language-did-neanderthals-speak-69626?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=HariTulsidas%2Fmagazine%2FMind+and+Matter

“The challenge here, then, is that we now know that Homo naledi, in addition to #HomoSapiens and #Neanderthals and #Denisovans and a few others, were engaging in the kind of behavior that we, even just a few decades ago, thought was unique to us,” he said. “That means we need to rethink the timing of fire use, of meaning-making and of the burial of the dead in hominin history.” https://edition.cnn.com/2023/06/05/world/homo-naledi-burials-carvings-scn/index.html

Gorham’s Cave: Did #Neanderthals Create Art? (Video)

https://www.ancient-origins.net/videos/neanderthal-art-0018639

#‘Viking’s Disease’ Hand Condition Traced Back to Ancestral #Neanderthals

https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-evolution-human-origins/vikings-disease-0018631

Fairly complete overview of Homo Sapiens, to date. Originally published in 2011 in #Israel , translated and covered in blurbs from noted thinkers, but no #Neanderthals 5 of 5⭐

Full #bookreview (and complaint about #goodreads rating system) at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5263288310

👇 More on the article
Are #Neanderthals the same species as us?
https://twitter.com/ChrisStringer65/status/1189846429226938369?s=20

Oh ancient cave walls, what secrets you hold
Proof of our ancestor's stories untold
Your marks draw us in
Teaching us of their kin
Symbolic thought our Neanderthal mould

#neanderthals #cavepaintings #symbolism #history #ode #poetry

https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/06/could-these-marks-on-a-cave-wall-be-oldest-known-neanderthal-finger-paintings/

French cave markings said to be oldest known engravings by #Neanderthals

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/jun/21/engravings-french-cave-oldest-known-neanderthals-scientists

Hundreds of faint stripes, dots and wavy lines that adorn a cave wall in central France are the oldest known engravings made by Neanderthals, according to scientists who analysed the markings.

The patterns, called finger flutings, appear on sections of the longest and most even wall of the cave in La Roche-Cotard in the Loire valley, and were created more than 57,000 years ago, before modern humans arrived in the region.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/jun/21/engravings-french-cave-oldest-known-neanderthals-scientists

#France #Archeology #Science #Neanderthals

#Science #Vikings #Neanderthals

https://www.livescience.com/health/genetics/mysterious-viking-disease-linked-to-neanderthal-dna

#Paleoanthropology #Archaeology #Neanderthals #History

https://phys.org/news/2023-06-unseen-industry-neanderthals-bone-tools.html