Generations have been taught to believe that Neanderthal Man was a half-stooped ape-man barely able to walk. This initial reconstruction of the Neanderthals was based on evolutionary bias and occurred before complete and better preserved bones of the Neanderthals were discovered showing that they were completely erect and completely human in every way. By the time many scientists came to be convinced that the Neanderthals were completely human, not half-ape or becoming human, the factual damage in the popular media was done and the Neanderthals became forever synonymous with low intelligent, brutish, knuckle-walking ape - men.


This is so obvious

athos wrote on Jun 30^th, 2010 at 7:27pm:


Yeah.  Homo neanderthalensis artifacts of the time are every bit as good as homo sapiens artifacts, indicating considerable intelligence.

The jury is out on whether they had any art though.

http://www.paleodirect.com/pgset2/m199.htm

Muso is correct in saying that Neanderthals were quite intelligent. They may have averaged larger crania than Homo Sapiens, though they had quite large bodies and were very strong, so their relative brain mass was slightly smaller than Homo Sapiens.

they had special way typing too

ooga booga

I saw a documentary claiming it was social structure - living in larger (ie more powerful) groups - that lead to HS outcompeting HN. In other words, politics.

More importantly, it means more clubs next time you run accross and enemy.

It's similar to farmers pushing out hunter gatherers.

There are rumors (Woman's gossip magazine) that Tony Abbot is secretly in love with Julia Gillard, but too shy to express it, similar like Penny Wong.
As someone said: Ah bloody emotions how to control them?.

In fact, in accordance with the magazine, Tony and Penny hate each other because they are both in love with Julia.






Another Julia’s admirer Penny Wong shows her masculinity and subconsciously tries to hug Julia Gillard