robsteth
Nov 22 2006, 07:54 PM
I forgot to ask, how did the first neandrathal man come about, where did he emerge from. From the ocean is what alot of evoutinist say , but evolutionist have not proven themselves.......... How did neandrathal man number one come about........ any good answers???????? please post...............
Gatofeo
Nov 23 2006, 04:00 AM
From Wilkipedia, the online encyclopedia:
"H. neanderthalensis lived from about 350,000 to as recent as 30,000 years ago. Also proposed as Homo sapiens neanderthalensis: there is ongoing debate over whether the 'Neanderthal Man' was a separate species, Homo neanderthalensis, or a subspecies of H. sapiens.
While the debate remains unsettled, the prevailing view of evidence, collected by examining mitochondrial DNA and Y-chromosomal DNA, currently indicates that little or no gene flow occurred between H. neanderthalensis and H. sapiens, and, therefore, the two were separate species.
In 1997, Dr. Mark Stoneking, then an associate professor of anthropology at Pennsylvania State University, stated: "These results [based on mitochondrial DNA extracted from Neanderthal bone] indicate that Neanderthals did not contribute mitochondrial DNA to modern humans… Neanderthals are not our ancestors."
Subsequent investigation of a second source of Neanderthal DNA confirmed these findings. However, supporters of the multiregional hypothesis point to recent studies indicating non-African nuclear DNA heritage dating to one MYA, as well as apparent hybrid fossils found in Portugal and elsewhere, in rebuttal to the prevailing view."
The gist is that no one can positively state where Neandertals came from. The proper spelling is Neandertal, without an H, by the way. But the version with the H has become accepted in the English language. In the original German it's Nandertal.
This much is known: Neandertal man never lived in Africa, like our ancestors. He appeared in Europe some 350,000 years ago.
Contrary to perception, Neandertal man was probably quite agile, not brutish, very spiritual and had a strong sense of community. Whether he could communicate well by speaking remains debated. Certainly, Neandertal man was capable of making sounds to indicate primitive needs, wants and warnings but whether he could speak in sentences and hold a converstion with others is unknown.
My bet is that he could. It would have been difficult for him to communicate the ideas of religion and family without an organized system of speech.
Why he disappeared is a great mystery. Some blame modern man for either hunting him, or introducing diseases that killed off Neandertal. Others claim that the two groups interbred, and modern man eventually became the dominant being.
Frankly, I suspect that it was a combination of all of the above.