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Oldest Modern Humans Found
DrLudicrous writes "Anthropologists have reconstructed and dated three skulls from Ethiopia that they believe to be the oldest anatomically modern human skulls in existance. They date to 160,000 years ago, in agreement with genetic studies that pin the arrival of modern humans to at least 150,000 years ago. The skulls also demonstrate evidence of ritual burial." UC Berkeley has the original release as well.
It's time to revise the Bible again! Damn science, it makes my work so much harder.
Until Slashdot fixes the funny modifier, use insightful or interesting. The poster knows your intentions.
Strom Thurmond's head?
What they din't tell you is they also found remains of a time machine, indicating that they are from people from the 31st century
Now ware did I put my tin-foil hat
Modern humans. Come on, think before you post.
You think it's confusing now? Wait until we get the postmodern humans. I shiver at the idea of self-referential genetics.
Also found with the body, a rock tablet pecking stone. Scientists will never be sure what the writing on the tablet means, but have surmised that it was either the etchings of a madman, or the first failed attempt at hand writing recognition software, ancient ancestor to the newton. :)
(age > 6000) + "years"
Too many digits.
Some even weigh 800 lb. They own insane amounts of cash. These gorillas control millions of supposedly more intelligent sapient humans.
Evidence of evolution is also seen in the computing industry. 30 years ago, smart humans sat in front of dumb terminals. These days dumb bimbos operate smart PCs.
At Slashdot, a few ninja monkeys....
If you keep throwing chairs, one day you'll break windows....
Mmmm, Brain
i refuse to believe my ancestors were
you know
"black"
We, however, are tricksy. We probably convinced neanderthals to sign a license agreement on fire.
I always thought this was the oldest fossil.
I wonder if they predate lawyers. Would tell us which way evolution has been going ever since.
"It's the height of ridiculousness to say for those 9 lines you get hundreds of millions."
We just haven't discovered the joy of flinging poo, yet.
obviously missed a few presidential debates.
THE WORLD IS GOING TO END!!!! eventually.
Thag the Warrior held the patent on civilisation, and his descendents kept extending the duration of the patent...
Over the years those who had the power (kings and churches) sought to enhance and secure their position by keeping the people dumb and manipulating them by altering passages from the bible in their favour.
[9F18] "... and the Lord said, Whack ye all the serpents which crawl on their bellies and thy town will be a beacon unto others. So you see Lisa, even God himself endorses whacking day."
Oyster ---> clam ---> bearded clam
nuff said
Mod me down, I don't care!
it is only after a long journey that you know the strength of the horse.
... that we're really the VHS of evolution, and killed out Betamax while it was still young? :)
-- B.
This sig does in fact not have the property it claims not to have.
The Bible says God created Man first, then took out one of his ribs to make Woman. Jehovah's Witnesses and probably some other groups still claim this as evidence for the biblical creation myth, even though there have been found enough women with 12 ribs and men with 14 to dilute the gender - rib count correlation.
What's to say that God didn't actually create Woman first, then cut off her willy to make Man?
Je fume. Tu fumes. Nous fûmes!
It has been said that the New Zealand accent only has one vowel, e. Try speaking with only e's and you might find you sound like a New Zealander. Perhaps there is a throw back to the Neanderthals there, it could explain why they are so good at Rugby...
you own copyrights to your body for around 25 years. after that it becomes public domain.
Siggy Say, Siggy Do
Not necessarly strange; it has been common in human cultures to associate eating something with assimilating the attributes of the eaten, or desirables attributes associated to the eaten.
This meme still exists in our culture today, albeit in a sanitised form - just look at NetHack.
When I die, I want someone find my skull 160 millenia from now and gape in awe and wonder. In fact, I'm going to put a big sign on my grave that says, "Do not open until Christmas, 162,052 A.D."
Puny humans.
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~2 m.y.a. - development of elite throwing: We could throw accurately, and fast enough to kill. This is precisely when the first Homo evolved.
Wait a minute - I thought homos throw like a girl.
[Easy, it's just a joke.]