tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22925401.post5906088197356041559..comments2023-08-11T08:21:09.562-06:00Comments on A Very Remote Period Indeed: Neanderthals news - Feb. 1 editionJulien Riel-Salvatorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05344338385695383003noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22925401.post-9278007456682960312010-02-04T16:11:26.681-07:002010-02-04T16:11:26.681-07:00"indicates that variation in bitter taste per..."indicates that variation in bitter taste perception predates the divergence of the lineages leading to Neanderthals and modern humans." <br /><br />Do they provide a date for its postulated origin, or is it just assumed it is of such a date? Interesting that not all modern humans have it which suggests selection for the gene has not been too strong.terrythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17327062321100035888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22925401.post-15061765193445905272010-02-03T16:00:05.572-07:002010-02-03T16:00:05.572-07:00I was thinking of a "man kicked in jaw by mam...I was thinking of a "man kicked in jaw by mammoth", teeth loosened, loose teeth pulled in cave (perhaps by hand) kind of scenario, rather than a cavity or teeth lost on the spot and recovered kind of scenario. Mammoth hunting has to be at least as brutal as rugby where that kind of thing happens with some regularity.<br /><br />Still, you are certainly right that the evidence has valueAndrew Oh-Willekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02537151821869153861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22925401.post-90504318527039236722010-02-02T12:38:16.410-07:002010-02-02T12:38:16.410-07:00Andrew -
The study itself doesn't really talk ...Andrew -<br />The study itself doesn't really talk about the 'burial' aspect that the press report put a great deal of emphasis on. That said, you're right, loose teeth can accumulate in other manners than solely through the death of their 'owner.' I doubt they could have been dislodged by close encounters with large fauna - to the extent that an animal encounter would Julien Riel-Salvatorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05344338385695383003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22925401.post-46713154552462478622010-02-01T16:25:32.456-07:002010-02-01T16:25:32.456-07:00"The placement of the teeth along with flint ..."The placement of the teeth along with flint tools has led the team to hypothesize that the site could have been some kind of primitive burial site, which would point to a belief in the afterlife."<br /><br />Or, of a really bad toothache and primative tooth pulling dentistry. A good hard kick from any of the megafauna present at the site (perhaps a hunting camp?), or from fellow Andrew Oh-Willekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02537151821869153861noreply@blogger.com