I got such a kick out of that! So true, so true....
And, the two species are not so anatomically different once you get away from the type-specimen that was chosen to represent Neanderthal (i.e., south of northern Europe. No, really! Well, also as the species progressed through time.) Shanidar revealed skeletons in an area and time when sapiens was already on the scene.
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Re: Yay, more links!
Date: 2010-05-02 03:13 am (UTC)And, the two species are not so anatomically different once you get away from the type-specimen that was chosen to represent Neanderthal (i.e., south of northern Europe. No, really! Well, also as the species progressed through time.) Shanidar revealed skeletons in an area and time when sapiens was already on the scene.