tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22925401.post2286387042317634959..comments2023-08-11T08:21:09.562-06:00Comments on A Very Remote Period Indeed: Clean-toothed NeanderthalsJulien Riel-Salvatorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05344338385695383003noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22925401.post-91962195436664960982007-09-14T09:48:00.000-06:002007-09-14T09:48:00.000-06:00Very interesting post Julien, I'd never have made ...Very interesting post Julien, I'd never have made a connection between tooth-picking and language, thanks for the link.Tim Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04348172781757483036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22925401.post-2578087773972660012007-09-14T08:41:00.000-06:002007-09-14T08:41:00.000-06:00Hi Archaeozoo,thanks for your comment!I agree with...Hi Archaeozoo,<BR/>thanks for your comment!<BR/><BR/>I agree with you: it is a very intriguing notion, and there has indeed been a <I>lot</I> of debate about when the capacity for modern language evolved. I thought that the Agger et al. paper put an interesting spin on the potential implications of this discovery, so I wanted to mention it. As for whether Neanderthals had fully modern speech, Julien Riel-Salvatorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05344338385695383003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22925401.post-37063845829147502162007-09-14T03:14:00.000-06:002007-09-14T03:14:00.000-06:00If that is the case, then it is a very intriguing ...If that is the case, then it is a very intriguing notion as I believe there has been debate for some time now as to when speech evolved.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com