tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6499771778569209667.post7103188884338159911..comments2024-03-28T22:31:58.632-07:00Comments on Flying Totems: Good thinkingBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06590397694589547524noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6499771778569209667.post-8086077773039562322010-09-28T17:13:21.596-07:002010-09-28T17:13:21.596-07:00I came across an interesting article today about a...I came across an interesting article today about a <a href="http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/63734/title/Neandertals_blasted_out_of_existence,_archaeologists_propose" rel="nofollow">new theory</a> that major volcanic eruptions 40,000 years ago likely wiped out most of the Neanderthals.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6499771778569209667.post-66261153045740244652010-09-27T22:49:15.949-07:002010-09-27T22:49:15.949-07:00I've thought about having a sibling species to...I've thought about having a sibling species too. It seems pretty clear to me that if they were still around, they would have some form of culture. So what would the cultural differences be between them and us? Where would we overlap? How would we get along. These are open questions, if hypotheticalBenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06590397694589547524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6499771778569209667.post-6697736110585788152010-09-26T14:23:10.527-07:002010-09-26T14:23:10.527-07:00I've always thought how fascinating it is that...I've always thought how fascinating it is that we came so close to having a sibling race on the planet. Nobody seems to know why the Neanderthals died out but a warmer climate and new disease vectors may have done it. What remains interesting is that little item about a 4% shared genome with homo-sap-saps. It may be our brother race is closer than I'd imagined.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.com