Agree. You see this all the time. An unscientific tendency to make stuff up based on not much at all. More in the realm of science fiction. Cut marks on a jawbone? Ok, that was done by a modern human not long after the neanderthal died and then our ancestor ate him. What nonsense. Is the scientist or the reporter or both responsible? I, of course, have another theory. The hapless neanderthal got to know his new neighbors from Africa over a period of months or years. Through a series of joint hunts, trades and other personal interactions, the neanderthal learned how dishonest, unreliable, two-faced, mean spirited, self-centered and prone to fantasy humans are. In utter despair the neanderthal took out his flint knife and began self-mutilation. Weakened by blood loss he crawled into an abandoned cave where he died of his wounds.
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Agree. You see this all the time. An unscientific tendency to make stuff up based on not much at all. More in the realm of science fiction. Cut marks on a jawbone? Ok, that was done by a modern human not long after the neanderthal died and then our ancestor ate him. What nonsense. Is the scientist or the reporter or both responsible? I, of course, have another theory. The hapless neanderthal got to know his new neighbors from Africa over a period of months or years. Through a series of joint hunts, trades and other personal interactions, the neanderthal learned how dishonest, unreliable, two-faced, mean spirited, self-centered and prone to fantasy humans are. In utter despair the neanderthal took out his flint knife and began self-mutilation. Weakened by blood loss he crawled into an abandoned cave where he died of his wounds.