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Horror Poem - Neanderthal Nightmare

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 31 Oct 16

@Jessicalynnt has set a special Halloween challenge for the poets among us this week, through the assistance of @JolietJake - thank you to both of you. The five key words to inspire us are ‘dread, shrivel, banish, cackle,...

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Neanderthal Interbreeding? Neanderthal introduced language to humans?

soooobored @soooobored (1184) • United States 30 Sep 08

Human evolution has always interested me, but for the past few years I've been out of the loop! I've always thought that Neanderthals didn't just get replaced by modern humans, and typically I will enthusiastically pursue any...

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Evolving into humans?

dickkell @dickkell (403) • United States 10 Feb 07

I don't want to debate the generalities of evolution or creationism here, I just want a response from thinkers about this problem. I can accept most of the theory of evolution, but I'm really stuck on this point. Why do humans...

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The Vocal Abilities Of The Neanderthal

ready2earn @ready2earn (435) • Italy 20 Dec 06

Let's discuss: Do you think Neanderthals had vocal abilities?I personally think they had. A Neanderthal hyoid bone (os hyoideum) has been discovered a while ago, this hyoid bone is exactly the same as the one we have. The hyoid...