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Modern Humans, Neanderthals Shared Earth for 1,000 Years

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the but-not-washrooms dept.

joffley writes "ABC News is reporting on new evidence that has emerged suggesting Neanderthals co-existed with anatomically modern humans for at least 1,000 years in central France, before gradually disappearing about 28,000 to 30,000 years ago. But why did they disappear?"

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  1. It's obvious... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Because the Flying Spaghetti Monster decided so.

  2. I'm pretty sure.... by FraggleMI · · Score: 5, Funny

    they are still here...

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  3. Are you there God? it's me, Neanderthalis by way2trivial · · Score: 5, Funny

    Mebbe they weren't cross fertile (produced mules) and neanderthals had such a strong exogamy component, they died out trying too hard.

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  4. Well. by Jediman1138 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, everyone took a vote, and they got voted off the island.

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  5. They're still here.. by GreyWolf3000 · · Score: 5, Funny
    The humans got sick of the neanderthals and moved away. The neanderthals just...stayed in France :)

    I kid, I kid.

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  6. Its both! by geekoid · · Score: 5, Funny

    maybe the neanderthalls evolved, and modern humans were created by intelligent design?

    by intellegent design, I of course mean Flying spahgetti monster.

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    1. Re:Its both! by XXIstCenturyBoy · · Score: 5, Funny

      Yep.. God killed the Neanderthalls. Thats being an Intelligent Designer.

      And he left their bones to test our faith.

    2. Re:Its both! by hungrygrue · · Score: 5, Funny

      Or they were a prototype. ;-)

  7. Re:they invented by FosterKanig · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's my understanding that the Neanderthals lived in caves located below sea level. A big storm came and wiped them all out.

  8. Re: Interesting by Black+Parrot · · Score: 5, Funny


    > *shrug* there doesn't have to be any evidence. but, that does mean it shouldn't be taught alongside evolution as an "alternate theory", just on the basis that there is no evidence.

    Here are my favorite no-evidence theories that I want schoolkiddies to learn:

    • Flying Spaghetti Monster Theory
    • Intelligent Falling Theory
    • Invisible Pink Unicorn Theory
    • Last Thursday Theory
    • 2+2=5 Theory
    We've really got to quit letting the boring old farts set the agenda!

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  9. God's Roadmap by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    From God's Roadmap:

    Beta
    Release version: Homo neanderthalensis
    Build name: Adam
    Release date: 4,569,770,000 years after cooling
    Deprecated: 4,569,971,000 years after cooling

    Stable
    Release version: Homo sapiens
    Build name: Eve
    Release date: 4,569,800,000 years after cooling
    Deprecated:
    [Sigh] Still deciding. I mean, the codebase is starting to look a bit creaky in a few places, and they're starting to tinker with it themselves (they think it's open source - hah!). Inquisitive little so-and-so's can't leave well enough alone... They've noticed the legacy code from the previous build too - ick, some cruft in there. Very tempting to trash the lot and start again using AOP. Mind you I mightn't have to lift a finger if they don't stop blowing each other to smithereens.
    [sigh] TODO: Take oort cloud inventory - look for something nice and big...