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Neanderthal Man Was An Innovator, Study Says
Neanderthal man was not as stupid as has been made out says a
new study = published by a University of Leicester
archaeologist.
In fact Neanderthals were far removed from their stereotypical
image and = were innovators, says Dr Terry Hopkinson of the
School of Archaeology = and Ancient History in a paper
published in Antiquity.=20
Neanderthals were the sister species of Homo sapiens, our own
species, = and inhabited Europe in the Middle Palaeolithic
period which began some = 300,000 years ago. This period has
widely been thought to have been = unremarkable and undramatic
in cultural or evolutionary terms.=20
Now Dr Hopkinson has challenged this notion and shown that it
does not = fit the archaeological evidence. He says early
Neanderthals were = devising new stone tool technologies and
also coming to terms with = ecological challenges that
defeated their immediate ancestors, Homo = heidelbergensis.=20
Conventional theories focus on tool innovation much later on
leading up = to the period when modern humans replaced
Neanderthals some 40,000 years = ago.=20
Dr Hopkinson said: "There has been a consensus that the modern
human = mind turned on like a light switch about 50,000 years
ago, only in = Africa. But many 'modern' traits like the use
of grind stones or big = game hunting began to accumulate in
Africa 300,000 years ago.=20
"It was the same in Europe with Neanderthals, there was a
gradual = accumulation of technology."=20
Not only did the Neanderthals combine old stone tool
technologies in = innovative ways to create new ways of
working stone, says Dr Hopkinson. = They also spread from
western Europe into areas of central and eastern = Europe
their forbears had been unable to settle.=20
"The eastern expansion shows that the Neanderthals became
capable of = managing their lives and their landscapes in
strongly seasonal = environments," said Dr Hopkinson.=20
Dr Hopkinson concludes:" Neanderthals have typically been
thought of as = incapable of innovation, as it was assumed to
be something unique to = Homo sapiens. With this evidence of
innovation it becomes difficult to = exclude Neanderthals from
the concept of humanity."=20
Source: University of Leicester
http://www.physorg.com/news101477918.html
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<DVI><BR><B>Neanderthal man was not as stupid as has been
made out says = a new=20 study published by a
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<DVII><BR>In fact Neanderthals were far removed from their
stereotypical = image=20 and were innovators, says Dr
Terry Hopkinson of the School of = Archaeology and=20
Ancient History in a paper published in
<I>Antiquity</I>. = <BR><BR>Neanderthals=20 were the
sister species of Homo sapiens, our own species, and
inhabited = Europe=20 in the Middle Palaeolithic
period which began some 300,000 years ago. = This=20
period has widely been thought to have been
unremarkable and undramatic = in=20 cultural or
evolutionary terms. <BR><BR>Now Dr Hopkinson has
challenged = this=20 notion and shown that it does
not fit the archaeological evidence. He = says
early=20 Neanderthals were devising new stone tool
technologies and also coming = to terms=20 with
ecological challenges that defeated their immediate
ancestors, Homo =
heidelbergensis. <BR><BR>Conventional theories focus on tool
innovation = much=20 later on leading up to the period when
modern humans replaced = Neanderthals some=20 40,000 years
ago. <BR><BR>Dr Hopkinson said: "There has been a consensus =
that=20 the modern human mind turned on like a light switch
about 50,000 years = ago, only=20 in Africa. But many
=91modern=92 traits like the use of grind stones or = big
game=20 hunting began to accumulate in Africa 300,000 years
ago. <BR><BR>"It was = the=20 same in Europe with
Neanderthals, there was a gradual accumulation of=20
technology." <BR><BR>Not only did the Neanderthals combine old
stone = tool=20 technologies in innovative ways to create new
ways of working stone, = says Dr=20 Hopkinson. They also
spread from western Europe into areas of central = and=20
eastern Europe their forbears had been unable to settle.
<BR><BR>"The = eastern=20 expansion shows that the
Neanderthals became capable of managing their = lives and=20
their landscapes in strongly seasonal environments,=94 said Dr
= Hopkinson.=20 <BR><BR>Dr Hopkinson concludes:=94
Neanderthals have typically been = thought of as=20 incapable
of innovation, as it was assumed to be something unique to =
Homo=20 sapiens. With this evidence of innovation it becomes
difficult to = exclude=20 Neanderthals from the concept of
humanity." <BR><BR>Source: University = of=20 Leicester</DIV>
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Neanderthal Man Was An Innovator, Study Says
Neanderthal man was not as stupid as has been made out says a
new study = published by a University of Leicester
archaeologist.
In fact Neanderthals were far removed from their stereotypical
image and = were innovators, says Dr Terry Hopkinson of the
School of Archaeology = and Ancient History in a paper
published in Antiquity.=20
Neanderthals were the sister species of Homo sapiens, our own
species, = and inhabited Europe in the Middle Palaeolithic
period which began some = 300,000 years ago. This period has
widely been thought to have been = unremarkable and undramatic
in cultural or evolutionary terms.=20
Now Dr Hopkinson has challenged this notion and shown that it
does not = fit the archaeological evidence. He says early
Neanderthals were = devising new stone tool technologies and
also coming to terms with = ecological challenges that
defeated their immediate ancestors, Homo = heidelbergensis.=20
Conventional theories focus on tool innovation much later on
leading up = to the period when modern humans replaced
Neanderthals some 40,000 years = ago.=20
Dr Hopkinson said: "There has been a consensus that the modern
human = mind turned on like a light switch about 50,000 years
ago, only in = Africa. But many 'modern' traits like the use
of grind stones or big = game hunting began to accumulate in
Africa 300,000 years ago.=20
"It was the same in Europe with Neanderthals, there was a
gradual = accumulation of technology."=20
Not only did the Neanderthals combine old stone tool
technologies in = innovative ways to create new ways of
working stone, says Dr Hopkinson. = They also spread from
western Europe into areas of central and eastern = Europe
their forbears had been unable to settle.=20
"The eastern expansion shows that the Neanderthals became
capable of = managing their lives and their landscapes in
strongly seasonal = environments," said Dr Hopkinson.=20
Dr Hopkinson concludes:" Neanderthals have typically been
thought of as = incapable of innovation, as it was assumed to
be something unique to = Homo sapiens. With this evidence of
innovation it becomes difficult to = exclude Neanderthals from
the concept of humanity."=20
Source: University of Leicester
http://www.physorg.com/news101477918.html
Posted by Robert Karl Stonjek
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<DV><TBODY><TR><B><FONT size=3D5>Neanderthal Man Was An
Innovator, = Study=20 Says</FONT></B></DIV><STRONG></S-
TRONG></TD></TR><TR><TD>
<DVI><BR><B>Neanderthal man was not as stupid as has been
made out says = a new=20 study published by a
University of Leicester=20 archaeologist.</B></DIV><ST-
RONG></STRONG></TD></TR><TR><TD>
<DVII><BR>In fact Neanderthals were far removed from their
stereotypical = image=20 and were innovators, says Dr
Terry Hopkinson of the School of = Archaeology and=20
Ancient History in a paper published in
<I>Antiquity</I>. = <BR><BR>Neanderthals=20 were the
sister species of Homo sapiens, our own species, and
inhabited = Europe=20 in the Middle Palaeolithic
period which began some 300,000 years ago. = This=20
period has widely been thought to have been
unremarkable and undramatic = in=20 cultural or
evolutionary terms. <BR><BR>Now Dr Hopkinson has
challenged = this=20 notion and shown that it does
not fit the archaeological evidence. He = says
early=20 Neanderthals were devising new stone tool
technologies and also coming = to terms=20 with
ecological challenges that defeated their immediate
ancestors, Homo =
heidelbergensis. <BR><BR>Conventional theories focus on tool
innovation = much=20 later on leading up to the period when
modern humans replaced = Neanderthals some=20 40,000 years
ago. <BR><BR>Dr Hopkinson said: "There has been a consensus =
that=20 the modern human mind turned on like a light switch
about 50,000 years = ago, only=20 in Africa. But many
=91modern=92 traits like the use of grind stones or = big
game=20 hunting began to accumulate in Africa 300,000 years
ago. <BR><BR>"It was = the=20 same in Europe with
Neanderthals, there was a gradual accumulation of=20
technology." <BR><BR>Not only did the Neanderthals combine old
stone = tool=20 technologies in innovative ways to create new
ways of working stone, = says Dr=20 Hopkinson. They also
spread from western Europe into areas of central = and=20
eastern Europe their forbears had been unable to settle.
<BR><BR>"The = eastern=20 expansion shows that the
Neanderthals became capable of managing their = lives and=20
their landscapes in strongly seasonal environments,=94 said Dr
= Hopkinson.=20 <BR><BR>Dr Hopkinson concludes:=94
Neanderthals have typically been = thought of as=20 incapable
of innovation, as it was assumed to be something unique to =
Homo=20 sapiens. With this evidence of innovation it becomes
difficult to = exclude=20 Neanderthals from the concept of
humanity." <BR><BR>Source: University = of=20 Leicester</DIV>
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