- Definitive Proof of Neanderthal Culture! The first inkling of evidence of Neanderthals practiced their own unique brand of culture (in the form of burials) was discovered in the early 1900s, but the evidence was highly controversial and many scholars believed it was accidental evidence or faked. A series of excavations in France, however, have provided substantive evidence that demonstrates that Neanderthals buried their dead, which is evidence of them practicing culture! Additional evidence also demonstrates that Neanderthals were meticulous about their domestic spaces, organizing their "homes" based on occupational and leisure space(s). This, too, hints at cultural elements being present among Neanderthals in the past.
- Neanderthals Got into Ancient Humans' Genes! The Neanderthal genome has been completely mapped, and from this, there is evidence that Neanderthals and archaic humans interbred. But this interspecies love was not without consequences: Scientists now believe that modern human diabetes incidences and genetic mutations are linked to Neanderthal DNA. And if that was not salacious enough for you, this genetic evidence has also demonstrated that Neaderthals relationships were among close family relations, a whole new spin on the kissing cousins phenomenon.
- Neanderthals Had the Ability to be Chatty Cathys! New research has demonstrated that Neanderthal skeletal anatomy provided Neanderthals the ability to speak similarly to humans. Evidence shows Neanderthals had a hyoid bone, which is associated with allowing human beings that ability to speak, although human communication is also associated with genetics and brain size. Perhaps the research that comes out during 2014 will provide more insights into this area of research since so far the only evidence is anatomical but little has come out in regards to genetic and physiological evidence.
Saturday, December 28, 2013
A Blast from the Past: Neanderthal News
As we embark on a new year (2014) let us take a moment to look back at our prehistoric past, specifically at Neanderthals. Scholars have been expanding the overall pool of knowledge of our human origins, and as a result Neanderthals have been in the news quite a bit this past year, particularly over the past month. Here are some highlights of Neanderthal news stories:
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
28 comments:
Diabetes came from Neanderthal DNA, very interesting.
I would like to find out more about how they organized their homes or dwellings. I would like to find an artists rendition. I find that intriguing. I wonder if they painted on the walls for decoration as well.
Nikki Meeko
I wonder how they organized their dwellings and how they buried their dead. I find it very interesting that creatures previously though to be very simple minded had the cognizance to organize dwellings in a logical way and bury their dead. What kind of culture does it suggest that they had?
Courteney Hedicke, Anth 101
We've actually made great strides in understanding Neanderthals and recognize that they were very complex in various ways. Some scholars even believe they may be a subspecies of Homo sapiens, Homo sapiens neanderthalensis vs simply Homo neanderthalensis, which is considered a separate species different from humans. As for cultural type they were most likely hunter-gatherers, much like contemporary archaic Homo sapiens.
Neanderthals were discover in the 1900s which goes back to ancient human gene. We all have genes to tell us who we are and what we came from. They could talk like humans as well which i tend to find it weird because how could they develop this?
briana banuelos
anthro 102 1001
I wonder how they developed diabetes. Maybe that can help my dad with his that he's had for 10 years now. Gosh, I hope he gets better.
Zachary Forrester
Anthro 101 3001 summer
All spiders are poisonous. They just have such tiny mouths that they mostly cannot harm us. All cats have feline lukemia. It is just at different levels form cat to cat. I can understand diabetes in humans.
Neanderthals giving us genetic mutations is plausible because they were evolving while they were inbreeding. I would imagine that because of the neanderthals immune system at the time that these mutations and the diabetes disease arrived. The neanderthals immune system was trying to get rid of a virus that was new from the inbreeding of the different species.
There is mounting evidence that Neanderthals could talk. I feel like, if they gained the ability, they used it. I constantly have a need to communicate ideas to others (especially if someone cuts me off on the freeway) and I feel like this is a natural response. Even though their intelligence level is low, I think they still have a distinct need to communicate. I'll bet that the ones who utilized that communication even survived longer.
The fact that Diabetes came from Neanderthal DNA is crazy. I wonder how people can trace that back.
I never knew that diabetes came from Neanderthal DNA, which is a very intersting fact.
S. Carter
Were the remains that were found buried covered with something or inside something like we do our deceased? I can believe that Neanderthals interbred with archaic humans, but how was it proven that we inherited diabetes from them? We know Neanderthals supposedly had these funny voices so I can accept the fact that they chatted amongst each other, but I'm curious about what they chatted about. Lol
I heard that you could trace back where diabetes had came from but never knew the exact place until now I'm going to start to look more into things like that it is very interesting.
The fact that we could find out where diabetes came from is crazy, are there any other findings of any other major health conditions that we still face today?
Its crazy all of the things that can be found just by looking at the past. Neanderthals are very interesting to look at with how their culture was.
Jovie Black
Love Love Love the talk about Neanderthals, I can't believe how close they are to humans. Also humans shacking up with them, its weird because they're not considered to be human. Forgot that Neanderthals passed on diabetes to us, also HLS Genes.
its so cool that at any time history can be discovered. and we learn new things. its like a mystery. and who doesn't like a mystery?
Amber Barnes
I am curious on how active individuals developed diabetes. I know that there are two forms of diabetes but I really want to know if they developed type I and type II or if they were just genetically more likely to develop diabetes.
This post is actually jaw dropping. Neanderthals have always been depicted as a group of individuals with a very low IQ, and incapable of showing modern intelligence. I enjoyed this blog post because it proved to me that even the neanderthals were not as primitive as I once thought. "The example form the text that stood out to me most was 'A series of excavations in France, however, have provided substantive evidence that demonstrates that Neanderthals buried their dead, which is evidence of them practicing culture! Additional evidence also demonstrates that Neanderthals were meticulous about their domestic spaces, organizing their "homes" based on occupational and leisure space(s)" Thus showing that the neanderthals lacked technology but established culture.
I found this post pretty interesting I did not know the meaning of a Neanderthals until after reading this blog post. What interested me the most is that diabetes came from Neanderthals and my father is a diabetic has been one since the age of 14 . So I wonder if it is something that we could trace back in history to help my dad with his diabetes like in home remedies that could maybe help with keeping his sugar level normal like other then him just eating candy . I definitely enjoyed this blog post. - Mykia Chaney
After reading this i found that the first inkling of evidence of Neanderthals practiced their own unique brand of culture was discovered in the early 1900s, but the evidence was highly controversial and many scholars believed it was accidental evidence or faked. A series of excavations in France, however, have provided substantive evidence that demonstrates that Neanderthals buried their dead, which is evidence of them practicing culture. The Neanderthal genome has been completely mapped, and from this, there is evidence that Neanderthals and archaic humans interbred.
Ive never heard of these. So if neanderthals could speak as if they were human,what kind of language did they speak?
-jasmine busby
This is very interesting because out of all these years, i never knew diabetes came from Neanderthal.
-Kyla Thomas
I wonder how did they trace where diabetes came from? and how did it travel to the United states? Very interesting to read.
- Lavonza Marshall
Tyler Roe said...
This post provided me with some good information about Neanderthals. I know more about them than I did before. The preconceived notion I had about them before has been disproven. I am curious about diabetes being traced back to them. Diabetes is a disease that many of my family members deal with.
Neanderthal are known from some their culture beliefs, one was that they bury their love onee themselves. In the news research, they believe that human diabetes incidence came from Neanderthal. There only been little evidence find about them. The only fact the news know is the genetic and physiological evidence
By Kerriauna Johnson
After reading this blog post, I would like to learn more about how Neanderthals organized their homes. This knowledge would give me more insight on their intelligence level because organizing homes by occupational and leisure spaces shows that Neanderthals had a sense of structure and time management. The fact that Neanderthals had the ability to speak due to the hyoid bone, shows that they were more similar to modern day humans than previously depicted in the media. -Tala Caples
Neanderthals are believed to have possessed a certain level of social behavior complexity because to cultural traditions including burial rites and living space arrangement. It's amazing to consider how much their lives may have resembled ours in certain ways.-Brooklyn Blair
Post a Comment