Still Waters Posted February 4, 2013 #1 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Neanderthals sang opera, British archaeologist Steven Mithen, originator of the theory that music was used as a form of pre-linguistic communication by these pre-historic people, told EFE. “The musicality of the Neanderthals can be identified more with opera than with rap because in addition to music, these hominids also used dance and body language as forms of communication,” said Mithen, author of “The Singing Neanderthals”. http://www.phenomeni...researcher.html 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean93 Posted February 4, 2013 #2 Share Posted February 4, 2013 That is the most hilarious thing I've read all day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffey Posted February 4, 2013 #3 Share Posted February 4, 2013 (edited) Not being funny, but Opera is very complex. Compared to Rap especially, so I very much doubt it was Opera.... It was probably grunts or chants. Seems like a pretty weird thing to say to claim to be honest. Anyway why do we kepe hearing all these things about Neanderthals being soulful, kind and empathic... Where we the monsters who killed an innocent race? Edited February 4, 2013 by Coffey 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OverSword Posted February 4, 2013 #4 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Why do so called scientists continually present thier theories as fact? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashotep Posted February 4, 2013 #5 Share Posted February 4, 2013 I'll be waiting for the evidence before I believe it. Probably more of a case of beating their chests and grunting at the women to wait on them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bavarian Raven Posted February 4, 2013 #6 Share Posted February 4, 2013 here we the monsters who killed an innocent race? Neanderthals weren't exterminated. We didn't kill them; we bread with them and assimilated then All Europeans and I believe almost, if not all asians too have some Neaderthal DNA. Therefore they weren't killed off. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonecrusher Posted February 4, 2013 #7 Share Posted February 4, 2013 That is the most hilarious thing I've read all day. It's not that bad. I've seen opera singers dressing up as Vikings called Helga! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffey Posted February 4, 2013 #8 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Neanderthals weren't exterminated. We didn't kill them; we bread with them and assimilated then All Europeans and I believe almost, if not all asians too have some Neaderthal DNA. Therefore they weren't killed off. I'm sure I read that they didn't 100% know. I've read we killed them because they where a threat to us and we where smaller but more intelligent. I've heard of them being a part of our DNA as well though. It's hard to get accurate facts on it to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonecrusher Posted February 5, 2013 #9 Share Posted February 5, 2013 (edited) I'm sure I read that they didn't 100% know. I've read we killed them because they where a threat to us and we where smaller but more intelligent. I've heard of them being a part of our DNA as well though. It's hard to get accurate facts on it to be honest. I've just seen a throwaway comment in Tom Knox's Mark Of Cain... "He now knew that some people thought the Basques were descended from Neanderthals". Now that's significant for two reasons. The Neanderthal's last recorded sighting was near the Horn Of Gibraltar. And the fact that Spain like all Latin European countries have a fine tradition of opera singers. It might have been a throwaway comment but I'm warming to the idea. Who's to say that the Neanderthal's didn't do their impersonation of lemmings and instead stayed behind to interbreed with Homo Sapiens. Could this be the underlying reason why ETA want the Basque region to be totally automonious from Spanish control. It goes without saying because I need to do further research on this. Not too shabby from a piece of " adolescent" fiction. Edited February 5, 2013 by Medium Brown 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abramelin Posted February 5, 2013 #10 Share Posted February 5, 2013 Not being funny, but Opera is very complex. Compared to Rap especially, so I very much doubt it was Opera.... It was probably grunts or chants. Seems like a pretty weird thing to say to claim to be honest. Anyway why do we kepe hearing all these things about Neanderthals being soulful, kind and empathic... Where we the monsters who killed an innocent race? You ever been to an opera? Sometimes you get murderous thoughts when listening to the performers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taun Posted February 5, 2013 #11 Share Posted February 5, 2013 (edited) What was it? 5, 10 years ago 'scientists' weren't even sure neanderthals had the ability to talk... now they sang operatic arrias?... I can just imagine a small group of neanderthal men returning from the hunt - unsuccessful, the alpha male stands, hangs his head and starts singing "Vesti la giubba" from "Il Pagliacci"... (edit to add)... when what he should have sung was "Yes, we have no bananas"... Edited February 5, 2013 by Taun 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfknight Posted February 5, 2013 #12 Share Posted February 5, 2013 Do what. I wonder how much time and money was spent on this research that has not proof or any facts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taun Posted February 5, 2013 #13 Share Posted February 5, 2013 Do what. I wonder how much time and money was spent on this research that has not proof or any facts. Sounds like it only took a couple hours and few beers to come up with... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoboMoo Posted February 5, 2013 #14 Share Posted February 5, 2013 Did they get this idea from Family Guy? Causr they definately make a joke about cavemen singing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Merton Posted February 5, 2013 #15 Share Posted February 5, 2013 I did read today that it appears the last stronghold of the Neanderthals, in Spain, went unoccupied well before the first Cro-magnons arrived in the area -- by several thousand years. That would imply that any interbreeding was difficult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonecrusher Posted February 5, 2013 #16 Share Posted February 5, 2013 (edited) Did they get this idea from Family Guy? Causr they definately make a joke about cavemen singing I think they got it from the terraces at the County Ground. That's if you can accept the fact that footie fans are Neanderthals in disguise. Our main chant is singing "Paulo Di Canio" in an operatic falsetto. To be honest though it hasn't got anywhere near smashing wine flutes just yet. Edited February 5, 2013 by Medium Brown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkLord Posted February 5, 2013 #17 Share Posted February 5, 2013 You would have thought they would have enjoyed 'rock' music more than opera. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akhaddd Posted February 6, 2013 #18 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Neanderthal seafarers may have ventured to the Mediterranean islands more than 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Fluffs Posted February 6, 2013 #19 Share Posted February 6, 2013 I would love to see a play about opera singing Neanderthals. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A rather obscure Bassoon Posted February 6, 2013 #20 Share Posted February 6, 2013 It's not the 1st of April is it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A rather obscure Bassoon Posted February 6, 2013 #21 Share Posted February 6, 2013 I would love to see a play about opera singing Neanderthals. It would have made a good Monty Python Sketch.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simbi Laveau Posted February 6, 2013 #22 Share Posted February 6, 2013 And what did they use for sheet music .A Fred Flintstone stone slab with notes on it . I am dubious .I'm more apt to believe real Klingons has opera. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReddWolfe Posted February 6, 2013 #23 Share Posted February 6, 2013 they probablyy had some way of "singing" but it probably wasnt opera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonecrusher Posted February 6, 2013 #24 Share Posted February 6, 2013 (edited) You would have thought they would have enjoyed 'rock' music more than opera. I've no idea what football fans listen to on their I-Pod. You can't really use me as an example. But your missing an obvious opera anthem specially adapted for footie.. Nessun Dorma which sits head and shoulders over the rest. Didn't you see that little concert they laid on before the 1990 World Cup Final featuring the Three Tenors? You know Pavarotti and his Spanish amigos. Edited February 6, 2013 by Medium Brown 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spud the mackem Posted February 6, 2013 #25 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Another Nutcase Scientist trying to make a name for himself......Nessun Dorma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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